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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
Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Dressed in its game pants, lugging helmets and shoulder pads, the players walked to the front of the gym, awaiting the bus.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 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
Those were exciting days, and just lugging a lot of props and wigs.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Dressed in its game pants, lugging helmets and shoulder pads, the players walked to the front of the gym, awaiting the bus.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lug
Noun
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Then bit my own lips hard until the painful lump went away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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But when the couple's teenage son washed the lump of material under the garden tap, the family realized there were gold coins present.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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But institutional gravity is already starting to pull the two organizations together.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Bishop led Tennessee with 146 rushing yards and 1 touchdown on 14 carries before leaving with a leg injury.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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The case Hendershott brought to the group was a John Doe found in a trash bag in Twinsburg in February 1982.—
Kyani Reid,
NBC news,
5 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit argues the latter, that the victim, John Doe 8, did not discover the injuries from the abuse until four years from the time of the filing.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Interspliced are shots of him hauling up oyster cages, sliding a knife into an oyster to shuck it, handing a fresh oyster to a little girl.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Oct. 2025
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Now, any cars driven recklessly may be hauled to the tow lot.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Multiple victims were transported to area hospitals.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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The outlet reported that Keaton was transported to a local hospital by the Los Angeles Fire Department.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That rescue mutt had been known for years as Everest, but enough of that.—
Jim Cramer,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, teaching them to play about as well as a seven-year-old human.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Lug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lug. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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