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 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 Art Hains’ legs felt more tired than usual as he lugged radio gear back to the car after calling Missouri State’s near-upset at Arkansas early in the 2022 football season. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025

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What remains of the trade are 25,000 American horses, gathered up by kill buyers and hauled to slaughter plants across our northern and southern borders.

— Wayne Pacelle, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Over several weeks, crews physically unbolted and hauled out heavy machinery, dragging thousands of tons of steel out the door.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of hauled

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At the celebrations, Torres was also spotted wearing a rubber bracelet with a Spain flag that carried branding from the Guardia Civil — one of the country’s two national law enforcement agencies (the other being the Policia Nacional).

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Roughly 300 poles and 44 power transmission poles need to be repaired or replaced in Gary as a result of the storm, which carried winds of 99 mph (159 kilometers per hour), said Melody Birmingham, an executive at NIPSCO's parent company.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of carried

Verb

He’s now being ferried around the Ankara airport in a food service vehicle to a third aircraft, leaving the crew and other administration personnel to leave on a plane that was presumably under threat.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
In the mid 1800s, opulent steamers like the Albany ferried passengers across the Great Lakes to burgeoning Midwest cities.

— Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of ferried

Verb

In one case, agents in Bowie, Maryland, smashed a father’s car window, dragged him out, and pinned him to the ground — while his 6-, 7-, and 8-year-old children watched from the back seat.

— Arlene Marcus, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
As power outages in northwest Indiana dragged on for over a week, Alyssa Casalin said her 2-month-old boy grew increasingly restless.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dragged

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Prosecutors say the father suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was transported to a hospital for treatment.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
One man, found with a gunshot wound to the face in the parking lot, was transported to an area hospital for treatment.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of transported

Verb

But Tehran remains defiant after nearly six months of war and has brought shipping to a virtual standstill in ⁠the Strait of Hormuz, refusing to allow unauthorized oil tankers to transit a waterway that ⁠is vital for global oil shipments.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
Golesh brought not only his quarterback but his center and 10 more players from South Florida, And the defense returns some key starters.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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