lugged

verb

past tense of lug
1
as in hauled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard

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2
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 Fourteen candidates filed on the last day for 2027 hopefuls to turn in their nominating petitions, as mayoral candidates lugged in their stacks of signatures with some personal flair. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 One couple even lugged their baby, who was in a carrier, next to our table by the window for a family selfie. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugged
  1. hauled
  2. carried
  3. pulled
  4. ferried
  5. dragged
  6. transported
  7. brought
Verb
  • Amid dealing with a custody battle that cut time with her two small boys down to alternating weeks, says Butler, her friends hauled her camping on the backside of Pikes Peak in central Colorado and introduced her to target shooting during the trip.
    — Heide Brandes, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • All of that material is currently hauled elsewhere for disposal, including round trips of about 200 miles to other biomass facilities.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of hauled
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  • The vehicle carried no nuclear warhead during the demonstration.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Ossoff, 39, began the cycle as a top Republican target and the only Senate Democrat running for reelection in a state Trump carried in 2024.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • Ivan Fedorov, co-chair of the regional defense council, said 12 bodies pulled from the rubble had been identified so far.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Someone got out of the front passenger seat of the car, walked around the back of the vehicle, pulled a gun out of the pocket of his hoodie, and fired four shots into the front driver's side window.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of pulled
Verb
  • The first few days of Riyadh Season have gone ahead with little incident, even if participants were forced to divert to other cities or even neighboring Bahrain or Kuwait before being ferried back to the Saudi capital.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Treasury said Caspian had transported IRGC personnel and weapons to Syria and said Meraj had ferried illicit cargo, including weapons, to the Syrian government.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ferried
Verb
  • Gutierrez allegedly dragged his girlfriend out of their home and into the street at gunpoint on Monday, where he was promptly arrested by his fellow officers.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Dalí’s body has not been dragged from the grave, but a version of him has been put to work, his likeness shaped and molded to fit the desires of another.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • All three pedestrians were shot and were transported by ambulance to local area hospitals.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The 12-year-old Tesla passenger was transported to the hospital and pronounced deceased.
    — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of transported
Verb
  • The students brought 16 wreaths and 16 red hearts -- one for each victim -- outside the station building.
    — MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Better Over Time should give him an opportunity to expunge his anguish and, if not necessarily heal, then find clarity on why his preternatural talent has brought a mixture of blessings and frustration.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of brought

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