lugged

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 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 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
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Verb
  • 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
  • However, with five minutes left in regulation and Penn State threatening to score, Becht was hauled down while scrambling and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Michigan.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • The Kings carried their 1-0 lead deep into the second period.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the armed men and boys who fought police carried semi-automatic weapons and wore body armor, according to the report’s reconstruction.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • But Jamie Oleksiak pulled Vancouver within 5-3 just 31 seconds later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Haynes, a 2024 third-round pick, made five starts this season, but the Seahawks pulled of a trade Tuesday for Indianapolis Colts perennial All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • 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
  • But that requires arms with minor-league options who can be ferried between Triple-A Albuquerque and Denver.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • Malkin controlled Lapierre’s dump-in attempt near the blue line, toe-dragged past Panther defenseman Gustav Forsling in the slot and beat Black with a wrist shot.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In my opinion, the president and his incompetent, corrupt acolytes have debased the office and dragged the good name of America through the mud.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Officers found an unconscious adult man who was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The development reflects a broader shift in modern defense planning towards modular weapons systems that can be transported, repositioned, and integrated into different operational environments with fewer platform-specific modifications.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
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  • On the score, rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane had ideal coverage and the Chiefs brought eight on a blitz.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Wildfires brought them home But for Baltzor, this year is already addin' up tough.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

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“Lugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugged. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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