LUGGED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

lugged

verb

past tense of lug

as in hauled

to cause to follow by applying steady force on lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard

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as in carried

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 lugged Armed with just two open-reel videotapes, Goodman lugged his hulking camera and tripod behind percussionist Juma Sultan and began to document Hendrix’s historic set just 15 feet away from the musician. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026 Instead, an equipment staffer lugged a bag of balls into a side training room and was allotted an hour to massage the footballs to the preferred specifications. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 After Cass and Bill had lugged the beautiful yellow bear back to the jeep, Cass was to rejoin me with the horses to follow out our original plan. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026 Adeline lays out a breadcrumb trail that eventually reveals that Sonny has lugged some especially heavy personal baggage to Sanctuary. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 But his voodoo streak of good luck finally ran out when ICE lugged him. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026 The Young family — which included the two parents and their two daughters — lugged their trailer all the way from Pennsylvania to be here. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026 Thom Sweeney Pebble Grain Leather Brogue Shoes Thom Sweeney tapped Crockett & Jones to make its brogue, which is distinguished by a pebble grain leather upper and a lightweight Vibram lugged sole. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 May 2026 Whale of a Tale Kennedy’s oldest daughter, Kick Kennedy, once told Town & Country that in the 1990s, her father lugged home the head of a whale carcass that had washed up on the beach on Hyannis Port’s Squaw Island. — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026

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Video shared by Nepal's authorities showed the moment a man was hauled from a tunnel.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
According to the Grand Canyon Historical Society, the animal gave children rides and hauled water to a North Ridge summer camp in exchange for pancakes.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauled

Verb

The disbelief at billowing black smoke from a gash in the Pentagon and collapsing skyscrapers of steel, the dread over what attacks might yet come, the hope that people might be pulled from the rubble alive.

— Ann Gerhart, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
In his absence, the documentarian created a digital avatar of the Tesla CEO and used statements pulled from decades’ worth of the entrepreneur’s interviews and public appearances.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulled

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The Pilot once ferried maritime pilots to larger ships in Boston Harbor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Madilynn Becker, Miss Kansas While Madilynn Becker has long since given up most of her rituals and superstitions, there was one that ferried her through her young pageant career.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ferried

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While hunting for his missing wife, Marissa, Hale is dragged through an escalating nightmare of environments that loop, warp and rebuild themselves from his own memories and trauma.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
At that point, six men dressed in black and wearing masks emerged from their vehicles, dragged the Chetals from their car and led them to the van, where Chetal’s father was beaten with a metal baseball bat, breaking his arm.

— Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dragged

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United fans may well feel transported back to their more recent Europa League endeavours when Michael Carrick’s side walk out the Old Trafford tunnel on Thursday.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
According to a January 2018 press release from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office, the remains were transported to the medical examiner’s office for autopsy, examination and positive identification.

— Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of transported

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That outlay has brought Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro to Stamford Bridge, while their latest arrival from the south-coast side, centre-forward Danny Welbeck, was secured for a much more modest £5m this summer.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Pritzker believes the city and state have learned to respond to the tactics that Bovino and his men brought, and those that continue.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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