Synonyms of lug

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noun

1

as in lump

a big clumsy often slow-witted person

get off of my feet, you big lug!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lump
• hulk
• mutt
• loser
• idiot
• heel
• gawk
• creep
• skunk
• brute
• villain
• goose
• moron
• snake
• turkey
• clod
• lout
• beast
• lubber
• palooka
• clodhopper
• clown
• stupid
• oaf
• nut
• looney
• lunatic
• Neanderthal
• stock
• dummy
• prat
• tike
• slouch
• fool
• donkey
• dumbbell
• dip
• chump
• shlemiel
• clunk
• hammerhead
• galoot
• blunderer
• natural
• noodle
• deadhead
• lunkhead
• pinhead
• cad
• stupe
• nit
• ape
• louse
• dolt
• rogue
• saphead
• blockhead
• dunce
• gander
• numskull
• boor
• numbskull
• schlemiel
• knucklehead
• golem
• dim bulb
• meathead
• dope
• anthropoid
• airhead
• know-nothing
• dullard
• cluck
• goon
• ignoramus
• ninny
• imbecile
• tyke
• chucklehead
• goof
• cur
• hardhead
• cretin
• dumbhead
• mug
• dimwit
• bonehead
• simp
• noddy
• stinker
• dunderhead
• loon
• loggerhead
• mome
• nincompoop
• jackass
• clodpole
• cuddy
• churl
• madman
• booby
• schlub
• dork
• bubblehead
• schnook
• yahoo
• chowderhead
• cuddie
• ratbag
• fathead
• simpleton
• ninnyhammer
• doofus
• dodo
• loony
• thickhead
• featherbrain
• dummkopf
• dum-dum
• scamp
• shlub
• woodenhead
• nimrod
• clodpoll
• rascal
• birdbrain
• clot
• nitwit
• scatterbrain
• yo-yo
• lamebrain
• half-wit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• sage
• intellectual
• whiz
• wizard
• genius
• thinker
• brainiac

2

as in little man

an average or ordinary man

the billionaire industrialist was totally clueless about the concerns of the blue-collar lugs that worked for him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• little man
• John Doe
• man in the street
• Joe Blow
• everyman
• little guy
• worker
• laborer
• Joe Six-Pack
• slob
• plebeian
• prole
• proletarian
• commoner
• pleb
• plain Jane
• peon
• everywoman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• big wheel
• VIP
• fat cat
• bigwig
• big cheese
• mover and shaker
• big shot

lug

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verb

ˈləg 

1

as in to pull

to cause to follow by applying steady force on

lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pull
• haul
• drag
• tow
• tug
• carry
• draw
• hale
• attract
• heave
• move
• transport
• convey
• yank
• jerk
• ferry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drive
• push
• thrust
• propel
• shove

2

as in to carry

to support and take from one place to another

I don't understand why he's always lugging all of his books around when his locker is right over there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carry
• haul
• transport
• bring
• ferry
• pack
• send
• tote
• convey
• cart
• bear
• deliver
• take
• ship
• transfer
• forward
• transmit
• fetch
• remove
• move
• hand over
• shift

Examples of lug in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

It is also set with a single tiny diamond between the lugs at six o’clock in classic Patek fashion. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024

Well, yes, the diminutive, fast-talking actress is hilariously paired with the WWE star who’s somehow transformed himself into America’s most lovable big lug. —Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024

Verb

One woman in a nightgown lugged around her own green shutters, cosplaying as a character in the ride who shouts to a man named Carlos. —Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024

Gone are the days of needing to lug a heavy upright vacuum cleaner around your house. —Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024