chugged

  • 1chugged — tʃʌg n. dull explosive sound, rattling of a laboring engine v. move while making a chugging sound (dull explosive sound, rattling of a laboring engine) …

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  • 2chug — chug1 chugger, n. /chug/, n., v., chugged, chugging. n. 1. a short, dull, explosive sound: the steady chug of an engine. v.i. 2. to make this sound: The motor chugged. 3. to move while making this sound: The train chugged along. [1865 70, Amer.;… …

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  • 3chug — UK [tʃʌɡ] / US verb Word forms chug : present tense I/you/we/they chug he/she/it chugs present participle chugging past tense chugged past participle chugged 1) [intransitive] to make a series of low sounds or to move slowly making these sounds… …

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  • 4chug — I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1866 a dull explosive sound made by or as if by a laboring engine II. intransitive verb (chugged; chugging) Date: 1848 to move or go with or as if with chugs < a locomotive chugging along > < wearily chug&#8230; …

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  • 5Grand Central Terminal — Grand Central Station redirects here. For the connected New York City Subway station, see Grand Central – 42nd Street (New York City Subway). For other uses, see Grand Central Station (disambiguation). Grand Central Terminal …

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  • 6chug — verb ADVERB ▪ slowly, steadily ▪ The train chugged steadily along the West Highland Line. PREPOSITION ▪ along, down, in, out …

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  • 7chug — [tʃʌg] v past tense and past participle chugged present participle chugging [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the sound] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] if a car, train etc chugs somewhere, it moves there slowly, with the engine making a&#8230; …

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  • 8chug — chug1 verb (chugs, chugging, chugged) move with a series of regular muffled explosive sounds, as of an engine running slowly. noun a chugging sound. Origin C19: imitative. chug2 verb (chugs, chugging, chugged) N. Amer …

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  • 9chug — verb chugged, chugging (intransitive always + adv/prep) if a car, train etc chugs, it moves slowly making a repeated low sound (+ along/up/around etc): The boat chugged out of the harbour. chug noun (countable usually singular) …

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  • 10chug — I [[t]tʃʌg[/t]] n. v. chugged, chug•ging 1) a short, dull, explosive sound: the chug of an engine[/ex] 2) to make this sound 3) to move while making this sound • Etymology: 1865–70, amer.; imit. II chug [[t]tʃʌg[/t]] v. t. v. i. chugged,&#8230; …

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