Utilisateur:Psychoslave/Vocabulaire utile pour l’informatique/3/l

Terme	Type grammatical	Définitions en anglais pour lequel le terme est potentiellement utile	Traductions en français	Mots clés pour les contextes d'utilisation pertinents	Synonymes et autre vocabulaire apparenté par le sens
lab	nom	A telltale; a blabber.	blabla, sottise		giveaway, prognostic
lac	nom	variant of lakh, One hundred thousand (100000): / A large, indefinite number:	lakh
lac	nom	A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.	laque
lag	adjectif	(obsolete) Last; long-delayed.
lag	adjectif	late	en retard, atermoyé
lag	adjectif	Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.
lag	nom	(countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency. (uncountable) Delay; latency.	décalage, délais, intervalle
lag	nom	(Britain, slang, archaic) One sentenced to transportation for a crime.	bagnard
lag	nom	(Britain, slang) a prisoner, a criminal.	bagnard	BSD jail
lag	nom	(snooker) A method of deciding which player shall start. Both players simultaneously strike a cue ball from the baulk line to hit the top cushion and rebound down the table; the player whose ball finishes closest to the baulk cushion wins.		Any method where the algorithm need to determine which part of whole should be handled first
lag	nom	One who lags; that which comes in last.	dernier, retardataire	Variable naming a message treated as being late
lag	nom	The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class.	trainard, croupion, ultime bribe	Anything related to the last or latest element of a sequence	cheap seats, coach class, last, rear
lag	nom	A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine.	douelle, douve
lag	verbe	To weaken or slacken; diminish	affaiblir, réduire, diminuer	decrement or diminish a value
lag	vebre	to fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind	rester en arrière, être en retard	As method name to question if an object still meet the expected efficiency
lag	verbe	To send to prison.	exiler	Put a component into a confined environment
lag	verbe	to cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material
lag	verbe	To roam with no productive aim	flâner, traîner, musarder, lambiner	Idle operation, noop	dawdle, linger, dally
lag	verbe	stay behind	rester derrière		lurk
lag	verbe	To halt	arrêter, stopper		stop, arrest, quit, shut down, turn off, lag
lah	particule	(Manglish, Singlish) Placed at the end of a phrase or sentence either for emphasis or reassurance.
lam	verbe	(transitive) To beat or thrash.	rosser, frapper		thrash, drub, trounce, hammer, lambaste
lam	verbe	(intransitive, dated, slang) To flee or run away.
lap	nom	The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.	côté
lap	nom	An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.	sommet, bord, ourlet
lap	nom	The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered	giron		tread, giron, gyron
lap	nom	(figuratively) a place of rearing and fostering
lap	nom	The upper legs of a seated person.	giron, genoux
lap	nom	(construction) A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.	chevauchement		overlap
lap	nom	The act or process of lapping.
lap	nom	That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.	repli	Interface component that allows to fold or unfold a part of a content	withdrawal, fold, retreat, recess, retirement
lap	nom	The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.	repliement
lap	nom	The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
lap	nom	(sports) One circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool	tour de circuit, boucle, giron		loop, buckle, curl, clasp, earring
lap	nom	In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; — so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
lap	nom	A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
lap	nom	A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
lap	nom		étape	Instead of "stage" in a control version system	step, stage, stop, leg, point
lap	verbe	(transitive) To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
lap	verbe	(transitive) To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
lap	verbe	(transitive) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.	plier, replier, rabattre		wrap, roll up, wind up, twist, wreathe
lap	verbe	(transitive) to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up	envelopper, emballer, enduire
lap	verbe	(transitive) to envelop, enfold	envelopper		envelop, wrap up, shroud, enfold, enwrap
lap	verbe	(intransitive) to wind around	enrouler		turn, rotate, run, spin, shoot
lap	verbe	(transitive) To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.	faire chevaucher
lap	verbe	(transitive) To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
lap	verbe	(intransitive) To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
lap	verbe	(transitive) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.	prendre un tour d'avance	Going over an item of a cyclic data structure that was already treated in a previous iteration
lap	verbe	To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
lap	verbe	(transitive, intransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.	lapper		lick
lap	verbe	(intransitive, of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.	nettoyer		wash
lap	verbe		onduler, renverser, éclabousser		ripple, slosh, plash, slop about, swash
lat	nom	(weaponry, rare) A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.	bâton
lat	nom	(architecture) A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.		column
law	nom	The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities. The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic. Common law, as contrasted with equity.	loi, droit, legislation
law	nom	A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
law	nom	(more generally) A rule, such as: Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.) A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.
law	nom	A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.) (mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule. Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences. (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.	loi, théorème
law	nom	The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
law	nom	(informal) A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
law	nom	The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
law	nom	Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
law	nom	Litigation, legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
law	nom	(now uncommon) An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
law	nom	(fantasy) One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
law	nom	(law, chiefly historical) An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)
law	nom	(obsolete) A tumulus of stones.
law	nom	(Scotland and Northern England, archaic) A hill.
law	verbe	(obsolete) To work as a lawyer; to practice law.
law	verbe	(transitive, intransitive, chiefly dialectal) To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.
law	verbe	(nonstandard) To rule over (with a certain effect) by law; govern.
law	verbe	(informal) To enforce the law.
law	verbe	To subject to legal restrictions.
lax	adjectif	Describing an associative monoidal functor.
lax	adjectif	Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.	laxiste, relâché
lax	adjectif	Loose; not tight or taut.	relâché
lax	adjectif	Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.	négligeant
lea	nom	An open field, meadow.	champ, prairie, pré	Data structure
lea	nom	A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.
led	adjectif	Under somebody's control or leadership. Of a farm, etc.: managed by a deputy instead of the owner or tenant in person.	axé, contrôlé, mené, dirigé, piloté
lee	adjectif	(sailing, geology) Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air.
lee	nom	(sailing) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
lee	nom	(sailing) The side of the ship away from the wind.	côté sous le vent
lee	nom	A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.	abri	Data structure, especiallay one which offer some invariance property
lee	nom	(obsolete) Lees; dregs. (collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine. (figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something. A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water. The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.	lie	Data structure or variable name for something perceived as an extra to the result of a treatment. For example, instead of an underscore (_), often used as variable name in so called destructuring affectation	dregs, lees, sediment
leg	nom	The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.	jambe		shank
leg	nom	(anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
leg	nom	A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
leg	nom	(figuratively) Something that supports, especially as a bottom part. supporting protrusion of an inanimate object	pied, pillier	column	foot, base, bottom, pillar, mainstay, pier, prop, stalwart
leg	nom	A stage of a journey, race etc.	étape		step, stage, stop, point, stopover
leg	nom	(nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
leg	nom	(nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
leg	nom	(sports) A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
leg	nom	(geometry) One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
leg	nom	(geometry) One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.
leg	nom	A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.
leg	nom	(usually used in plural) evidence, the ability for a thing or idea to succeed or persist
leg	nom	(Britain, slang, archaic) A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
leg	nom	An extension of a steam boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg.
leg	nom	In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
leg	nom	(cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.
leg	nom	(telephony) A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.
leg	nom	(electrical) A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.	branche		branch, arm, bough, chapter, spray
leg	nom	(finance) An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.
leg	nom	(US, slang, military) An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper.
leg	nom	(now archaic) A gesture of submission; a bow or curtsey. Chiefly in phrase make a leg.
leg	nom
leg	verbe	To remove the legs from an animal carcass.		Operation that remove or delete a supporting part of a structure
leg	verbe	To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.		Operation that add or create a supporting part of a structure
leg	verbe	To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
leg	verbe	To apply force using the leg (as in 'to leg a horse').
lei	nom	A garland of flowers in Hawaii. A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.	guirlande de fleur	A cyclic data structure
lek	nom	(biology) an aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display	aire de parade, place de chant, zone de lek
lek	verbe	(biology) to take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek
lek	verbe	(Britain, dialect, Yorkshire, colloquial) to play
lay		to put or set down, to set in order or position, to place (something immaterial) on something
lea		an open field, meadow / A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.
lee		Cover; shelter.
les	nom	(leash) A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.	sangle, corde, laisse
les	nom	(leash) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
les	nom	(leash) A range of allowable behavior or responsibility
les	nom	(leash) A set of three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.	trio, triplet, triade
les	nom	(leash, neologism) control or restraint	contrôler, restreindre
let	verbe	(transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).	laisser, permettre, autoriser
let	verbe	(transitive) To leave.	laisser faire, ne pas empêcher
let	verbe	(transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).
let	verbe	(transitive) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.	louer		rent, hire, lease, praise, book
let	verbe	(transitive) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
let	verbe	(transitive) Used to introduce an imperative in the first or third person.
let	verbe	(transitive, obsolete except with know) To cause (+ bare infinitive).
let	verbe	(archaic) To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).
let	verbe	(obsolete) To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening.
let	verbe	(obsolete) To tarry or delay.
let	nom	The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent.
let	nom	An obstacle or hindrance.
let	nom	(tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.	filet
lex	verbe	(computing) To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.	réaliser l’analyse lexicale, segmenter, lemmatiser, lexémiser		tokenize
lex	nom	(linguistics) A specific inflected form of a word; compare lexeme.	lexie
ley	nom	Alternative spelling of lea, An open field, meadow.
ley	nom	(chiefly Forteana) A ley line, a supposed alignment of ancient geographical sites such as megaliths.
ley	nom	Archaic form of lye.
ley	nom	(obsolete) Law.
ley	adjectif	(agriculture) Fallow; unseeded.	jachère, non-ensemencée	In cryptography, a seed is a key used to initialize a cryptographic device so it can accept operational keys using benign transfer techniques. It's also a key used to initialize a pseudorandom number generator to generate other keys. So, this might design an element which as not yet been initialized or that wasn't initiliazed properly.
ley	adjectif	(agriculture) Rotated to pasture instead of cropping.
lib	nom	(Britain dialectal, Scotland) A potion; magic potion; charm.	potion, charme
lib	verbe	(transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).	castrer, châtrer, émasculer	Remove a characteristic element from a structure, in a way that changes its type	castrate, geld, alter, neuter
lid	nom	The top or cover of a container.	couvercle, opercule, rabat	Greatest element of a set, top element of a stack	top, tilt
lid	nom	(slang) A cap or hat.	chapeau, bonnet, coiffe
lid	nom	(slang) A motorcyclist's crash helmet.	casque
lid	nom	(slang) In amateur radio, an incompetent operator.
lid	nom	(microelectronics) A hermetically sealed top piece on a microchip such as the integrated heat spreader on a CPU.
lid	nom	A curb, restraint, or limit	interdiction	Access control list management	prohibition, banning, forbidding, interdict, suppression
lid	nom	An act of concealment; a cover	confinement, converture	Data encapsulation or sequestration
lid	verbe	To put a lid on something.	couvrir, fermer
lie	verbe	(intransitive) To be placed or situated.	être (sur/dans/etc)
lie	verbe	(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.	reposer		rest, repose, recline, refresh, pillow
lie	verbe	To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.	rester		stay, remain, keep, continue, be left
lie	verbe	Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
lie	verbe	Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.		Separation of concerns, responsability
lie	verbe	(archaic) To lodge; to sleep.	loger		reside, live, dwell, home, house
lie	verbe	To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
lie	verbe	(law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
lie	verbe	(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.	mentir		belie, fib, tale, fable
lie	verbe	(intransitive) To convey a false image or impression.
lie	verbe	(intransitive, colloquial) To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.
lie	verbe	être recevable
lie	verbe		accabler		overwhelm, overpower, oppress, overburden, weigh down, lie
lie	verbe		s'allonger	Resource management	lie down, lie, lengthen, stride, stretch out
lie	nom	(golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.		Conditionnal control structure implying context
lie	nom	(disc golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
lie	nom	(medicine) The position of a fetus in the womb.
lie	nom	A manner of lying; relative position.	repos		rest, repose, pause, breather, stand-off
lie	nom	An animal's lair.
lie	nom	An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
lie	nom	A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth
lie	nom	Anything that misleads or disappoints.
lil	adjectif	Alternative form of li'l, eye dialect spelling of little.	petit
lip	nom	(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.	lèvres		labium
lip	nom	(countable) A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.			labium
lip	nom	(by extension, countable) The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout.			edge, rim, spout
lip	nom	A structure or part that encircles or bounds an orifice, as:
lip	nom	(slang, uncountable) Backtalk; verbal impertinence.			backchat, cheek, impudence, rudeness
lip	nom	The edge of a high spot of land.
lip	nom	The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
lip	nom	(zoology) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
lip	verbe	(transitive) To touch or grasp with the lips; to kiss; to lap the lips against (something).
lip	verbe	(transitive, figuratively) (of something inanimate) To touch lightly.
lip	verbe	(intransitive, transitive) To wash against a surface, lap.
lip	verbe	(intransitive) To rise or flow up to or over the edge of something.
lip	verbe	(transitive) To form the rim, edge or margin of something.
lip	verbe	(transitive) To utter verbally.
lip	verbe	(transitive) To simulate speech by moving the lips without making any sound; to mouth.
lit	adjectif	Illuminated.
lit	adjectif	(slang) intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned.
lit	adjectif	(slang) Exciting, captivating; fun.
lit	adjectif	(slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool.
lit	adjectif	(obsolete) Little.
lit	nom	(obsolete) Little.
lit	nom	(Britain dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain.
lit	verbe	(transitive) To colour; dye.
log	nom	The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.	grume, tronc		trunk, grape
log	nom	Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.	bûche, rondin
log	nom	Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.
log	nom	(nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.
log	nom	(figuratively) A blockhead; a very stupid person.
log	nom	(mining) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
log	nom	A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progress	registre, le livre de bord, le carnet de vol		register, record, book, logbook, blotter
log	nom	A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.
log	nom	(computer science) Specifically, an append-only sequence of records written to file.
log	verbe	(transitive) To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.	consigner, enregistrer, inscrire		register, record, check in, tape, write down
log	verbe	(transitive) To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook
log	verbe	(transitive) To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by chip log.
log	verbe	(obsolete) To move to and fro; to rock.
log	verbe	To make an intensive knowledge acquisition session	bûcher		cram, swot, learn, read up, cut down
loo	verbe	(now dialect, used with at, upon or infinitive) To urge on with cries of loo or (figuratively) by other shouting or outcry.
loo	verbe	(figuratively, now dialect) To pay any penalty to any community.
loo	nom	(figuratively) Any group of people.
loo	nom	(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
loo	nom	(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
lop	verbe	(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.	élaguer, couper, tailler		snead, prune
lop	verbe	To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side.
lop	verbe	To allow to hang down.
lop	nom	That which is lopped from anything, such as branches from a tree.	branches coupées
lop	nom	(US, dated, slang) (usually offensive) A disabled person, a cripple.
lot	nom	A large quantity or number; a great deal.	un grand nombre
lot	nom	A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.	groupe, ensemble
lot	nom	(informal) A number of people taken collectively.	bande
lot	nom	A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.	lot, parcelle
lot	nom	That which happens without human design or forethought.	destin, sort		chance, accident, destiny, fate, fortune
lot	nom	Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.	tirage au sort
lot	nom	The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.	lot, sort
lot	nom	A prize in a lottery.	lot
lot	nom	Allotment; lottery	attribution, lotissement
lot	nom	A batch	fournée
lot	nom	(definite, the lot) All members of a set; everything.
lot	verbe	(transitive, dated) To allot; to sort; to apportion.	partager		share, divide, split, share out, lot, parcel out
lot	verbe	(US, informal, dated) To count or reckon (on or upon).	compter sur
lot	verbe	To unexpectedly meet someone.	tomber sur		come across, bump into, run into, encounter, hit
low	adjectif	Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.	bas
low	adjectif	Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
low	adjectif	Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)	bas, faible, petit
low	adjectif	Humble, meek, not haughty.
low	adjectif	Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
low	adjectif	Being a nadir, a bottom.
low	adjectif	Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.	faible
low	adjectif	Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
low	adjectif	Quiet; soft; not loud.	bas, calme
low	adjectif	(card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
low	adjectif	(of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
low	adverbe	Close to the ground.
low	adverbe	With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
low	adverbe	Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
low	adverbe	In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
low	adverbe	In a time approaching our own.
low	nom	(countable, Britain, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze
low	nom	(archaic or obsolete) Barrow, mound, tumulus.
low	nom	(Scottish dialectal, archaic) A hill.
low	verbe	(obsolete, transitive) To depress; to lower.
lug	nom	The act of hauling or dragging.	cheminement, transport, transfert		transportation, convey
lug	nom	That which is hauled or dragged.
lug	nom	A lug nut, strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motor car.
lug	nom	(electricity) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
lug	nom	A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.		Namimg variable which serve as file handle or connection handle
lug	nom	A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
lug	nom	(Britain, dialect) A rod or pole.
lug	nom	(harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
lug	nom	A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
lug	nom	A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
lug	verbe	(transitive, sometimes figuratively) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
lug	verbe	(transitive) To run at too slow a speed.
lug	verbe	(transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
lug	verbe	(intransitive, horse-racing) To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
lum	nom	(Scotland, Northern England) A chimney.	cheminé
lum	nom	(Scotland, Northern England) A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine.
lum	nom	(Scotland, Northern England) A woody valley.
lum	nom	(Scotland, Northern England) A deep pool.
lux	verbe	(obsolete, transitive) To put out of joint; to luxate.	luxer
lye	nom	(Britain, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
lye	verbe	Obsolete spelling of lie