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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
Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The outsole features low-profile lugs made out of the brand’s MissionGrip, which does a good job even on rock.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
Dancing around cords while lugging a heavy and loud upright vacuum is no longer the only way to achieve spotless floors.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The shoe also features 5mm lugs for agility on a variety of surfaces.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The outsole features low-profile lugs made out of the brand’s MissionGrip, which does a good job even on rock.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Banksy has added a sinking oil liner and two figures lugging a barrel of toxic waste.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
Dancing around cords while lugging a heavy and loud upright vacuum is no longer the only way to achieve spotless floors.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lug
Noun
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That familiar lump of expectation coagulated in my stomach and throat.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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Labor in healthcare includes taking down medical histories, making diagnoses, lifting patients, removing lumps, palpating livers, writing notes, processing claims and comforting patients.—
Kevin Vigilante,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 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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Macdonald-King said the new charging facility is designed to serve as a transfer point between the specialized trucks that carry freight from the port and other trucks that ply the interstate highways to the east and north.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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One that carries more weight with the context of the previous episode, in which Gibbs discovered that his VA support group leader was Sandman, a deadly sniper the team has been hunting since the pilot.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The first night, the characters are menaced by a bald hulk in overalls, wearing a clown mask with the mouth area (including his teeth) smashed in.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Because the park was damaged and is surrounded by the hulks of once-beloved homes.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Twisted Metal Season 2 Cast Anthony Mackie stars in Twisted Metal Season 2, reprising his role as John Doe.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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With the help of investigative genetic genealogy, the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner in Arizona was able to confirm that a John Doe, who had been unidentified for more than 20 years, was Thiellesen, according to the Ramapo College of New Jersey, which partnered in the investigation.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Everything appeared to be playing into United’s hands as the match wore on, but with 20 minutes of normal time remaining, Corentin Tolisso’s header hauled Lyon back into the contest.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The top 2 feet of dirt at the Michigan Avenue site was scraped off and hauled away because of contamination from lead paint peelings from the houses that once stood there.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Every barrel is transported via the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to the port of Valdez, where it is loaded onto tanker ships.—
Brett Watson,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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Big cats like lions would have been captured in northern Africa, then transported across the sea before being moved across a network of rivers and eventually the road from London to York.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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Dogs are welcome whether purebred or mutt, mastiff or Chihuahua.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Oliver from Oliver & Company (1988) One of Disney's more underrated cats is an orphan who has to learn how to navigate New York City — with help from a streetwise mutt voiced by Billy Joel. 27.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lug. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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