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 He was lugged off a cruise boat about to leave Miami a couple of years back. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025 Majesticks staff members lugged off bags and equipment into trucks as a representative for Poulter and Stenson said the players would not be speaking to the media. Brody Miller, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025 For centuries, humans lugged heavy suitcases. David Henkin, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • In a spot that previously housed a portico, an excavator can be seen consolidating the rubble to be hauled away.
    Thomas Bordeaux, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Nix put a perfect back-shoulder throw on him, and Sutton hauled it in.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Sacramento led by as many as 20 and carried a 71-54 lead into the halftime break.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The team’s elite rotation of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Ohtani has carried the load thus far.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Then Jandiroba pulled guard in the final minute, allowing Dern to end the fight on top and win.
    Brett Appley, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Think bright and bold colors pulled from Lamborghini’s custom shades.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Guests were ferried in high-speed elevators to the vacant 49th floor of a new office tower in the city’s futuristic King Abdullah Financial District to take in vast cityscapes, and highlights of the British designer’s fall 2025 and spring 2026 collections.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • After calling ahead for a water taxi in Ischia Ponte, we were ferried over to Da Maria's pier, and then welcomed into the open-air dining room, which faces the Gulf of Naples.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • Stephens said there were signs of a struggle, and Thomas' body had been dragged about 180 feet into the woods.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Whether the week dragged or flew by, the weekend has arrived — and so have a host of events across the Sacramento region, from family outings and concerts to high school football and college sports.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • And the fertilizer could be produced with less energy because the raw materials don’t have to be mined or transported, according to researchers.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Chambers and two passengers in the Porsche were transported to local hospitals.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Matchweek eight saw the Premier League’s 20 teams create 55 big chances, the highest of the season — yet, those opportunities brought multiple head-scratching misses, including a couple with game-state-altering potential.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Chung brought a broader perspective.
    Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Lugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugged. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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