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as in lump
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
get off of my feet, you big lug!
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of lug
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
On the fifth anniversary, Olsen shared a video on TikTok (@abundantlyrooted) showing the lug nut that flew into her face, and urging people to take precautions.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Carrying it around feels more like lugging a speaker than a dainty portable gadget, but that handle makes moving it between rooms surprisingly manageable.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The listing says the 4×4 has previously spent time finished in black and camouflage, but is currently sporting a pleasing coat of silver and rides on a matching set of eight-lug 17-inch wheels wrapped in Pirelli Scorpio BK tires.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
On the fifth anniversary, Olsen shared a video on TikTok (@abundantlyrooted) showing the lug nut that flew into her face, and urging people to take precautions.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
He was lugged off a cruise boat about to leave Miami a couple of years back.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Carrying it around feels more like lugging a speaker than a dainty portable gadget, but that handle makes moving it between rooms surprisingly manageable.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lug
Noun
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While many people might rush to see a doctor after such a discovery, Farrington put it off, telling herself that the lump would disappear naturally.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Gold pulls Alté maven Cruel Santino, Nigerian pop star Davido, and Zimbabwean-Australian rapper Tkay Maidza across two songs that embrace the spirit of South African house music.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Tame Impala pulled a few tricks—and fan-favorite treats—out of the vault on Halloween night in Brooklyn.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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North also styled her hair in braids like Dionne and carried a small black leather handbag.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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This year, a replica of the Seneca Chief, which carried Clinton in 1825, set out from Buffalo on the canal.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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There, beside the shiplike hulk of the Basilica of San Petronio—which is a work in progress, the foundation stone having been laid in 1390, and which somebody really should get around to finishing one of these days—was a vast white screen.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Like the port-holes of a hulk, Human spiders spin and spin, Backward down their threads so thin Dropping, each a hempen bulk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Smith, the reputed leader of Miami’s John Doe gang, had been sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering four people in Liberty City in the 1990s.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the serial killer known as John Doe is ritualistically slaying victims by turning the seven deadly sins into symbolic, atrocious murders.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The vehicle was hauling 21 monkeys that day, and eight of them escaped.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Having junk hauled away costs money.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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By adjusting their positions in real time, the drones can not only lift and transport the heavy object but also control its orientation, which is crucial for precise placement in complex environments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a statement last week, Tulane said the monkeys do not belong to the university, and they were not being transported by the university.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That grieving parents María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) name the mutt after their own dead daughter, Ada, pushes the film into the realm of a psychological fever dream, albeit one that operates on a dry, profoundly deadpan register.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Two dogs came into the living room to inspect the uproar, mutts from the reservation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Lug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lug. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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