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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
Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Even better: The lugs on the outsole are designed to seamlessly take you from city roads to dirt trails.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 30 Apr. 2025
Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Wilson, outspent by a margin of nearly 4-1, recalls driving himself and, while lugging posters and signs to campaign events, watching Kennedy arrive with a retinue of staffers and occasionally a consultant.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
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Noun
They’re thoughtfully designed with waterproof materials, a ripstop exterior, and high-traction lugs.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Even better: The lugs on the outsole are designed to seamlessly take you from city roads to dirt trails.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
Harris has looked absolutely lost for most of the season, lugging around a .234 ON-BASE PERCENTAGE at the break.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Wilson, outspent by a margin of nearly 4-1, recalls driving himself and, while lugging posters and signs to campaign events, watching Kennedy arrive with a retinue of staffers and occasionally a consultant.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lug
Noun
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One day while exercising, a healthy 59-year-old semi-retiree felt a lump in his abdomen.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 2021, the singer underwent emergency surgery in Miami after finding lumps in her breasts.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
Verb
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In turn, everyone in the community carries an innate sense of stewardship.—
Chrissy Tracey,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The chain carries outdoor apparel such as athletic shoes, swimwear and active wear for men and women, as well as sports equipment, hunting tools and camping furniture.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But keep going, turn a corner, and the museum reveals itself: a field filled with the hulks of old airplanes and a series of hangars that hint at more treasures inside.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Remember: Without the stunning moment when the boat kisses that frozen hulk, this Best Picture winner is just another Romeo and Juliet knockoff.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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But this John Doe would classify into a Designated Player slot, or require Targeted Allocation Money.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
8 Aug. 2025
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Then the season ended with the introduction of the titular Twisted Metal tournament, which our protagonist, the amnesiac driver John Doe (Anthony Mackie), is being forced to compete in.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Twice in his tenure, Xi has even hauled the entire high command to historic revolutionary sites where Mao institutionalized the party’s control of the military, reinforcing the military’s role as the armed wing of the Communist Party.—
JONATHAN A. CZIN,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Aug. 2025
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About twelve years ago, a contractor named Geary Blackwood hauled a massive flint rock to one of his properties, on a busy highway, to mark a row of mailboxes that kept getting mowed down.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Get transported to the islands with this new menu and the restaurant’s signature fun and lively Caribbean ambiance.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Responding officers rendered aid to the dog before transporting it to a local hospital for treatment, KTLA reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So Bull does what any sensible, testicle-loving mutt would do.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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The phrase has become shorthand for a kind of national inferiority syndrome—a sense that Brazil, despite its grand ambitions and global flair, thinks of itself as a mutt trying to hang with pedigrees.—
Shannon Sims,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
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“Lug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lug. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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