1
as in hauling
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard
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as in carrying
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 lugging
Tom Grogan’s first job paid him just £30 ($40) a day lugging bricks and hauling cement on a Birmingham building site.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Carrying it around feels more like lugging a speaker than a dainty portable gadget, but that handle makes moving it between rooms surprisingly manageable.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
In addition to being made with tough ABS plastic, the bags are designed with sturdy, soft rubber grab handles that provide extra grip when lugging these around.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Those were exciting days, and just lugging a lot of props and wigs.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Dressed in its game pants, lugging helmets and shoulder pads, the players walked to the front of the gym, awaiting the bus.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
If yes, more power to you, and keep on lugging!
—Marjorie “slim” Woodruff, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Instead of lugging out an upright vacuum, use it to suck up small messes in tricky spots around the house and in the car.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Responding firefighters fought the blaze through the night, lugging hose lines from the nearby Harlem River.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Carrying it around feels more like lugging a speaker than a dainty portable gadget, but that handle makes moving it between rooms surprisingly manageable.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
In addition to being made with tough ABS plastic, the bags are designed with sturdy, soft rubber grab handles that provide extra grip when lugging these around.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Those were exciting days, and just lugging a lot of props and wigs.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Dressed in its game pants, lugging helmets and shoulder pads, the players walked to the front of the gym, awaiting the bus.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
If yes, more power to you, and keep on lugging!
—Marjorie “slim” Woodruff, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Instead of lugging out an upright vacuum, use it to suck up small messes in tricky spots around the house and in the car.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Responding firefighters fought the blaze through the night, lugging hose lines from the nearby Harlem River.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugging
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Tom Grogan’s first job paid him just £30 ($40) a day lugging bricks and hauling cement on a Birmingham building site.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Then Ely found Muir, hauling him to the surface.—
Laylan Connelly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Pulisic came into the camp carrying an injury, and the conditions in Denver weren’t Arctic.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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So, when viewing the Raiders’ expectations for running back Ashton Jeanty this season, Bowers is the right man to ask about carrying that load while getting acclimated to the NFL at the same time.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday returned the 20 living hostages held in Gaza for more than two years to Israel, while Israeli authorities released close to 2,000 Palestinian prisoners after pulling back military forces in the strip to control roughly half of the territory.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The podcasts will range from sports to culture to true crime, aiming to both complement Netflix's current slate and bring in new audiences, pulling from The Ringer's lineup.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ares instead collapses the two, transporting technology from the other universe—like the light cycle, a futuristic motorcycle that’s become a franchise icon—onto real-world streets.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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She’s also accused of accepting Rolex watches and other jewelry as bribes, and transporting a fugitive politician in a presidential vehicle.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That dragging sway of tempo that sounds like a porch sitting rocking chair.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu was first charged years ago, but the case has stalled, dragging on for more than half a decade.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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While the balloons turned out to be ferrying cigarettes, Europe is on high alert after intrusions into NATO’s airspace reached an unprecedented scale last month.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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It was designed to carry as many as 30,000 people a day, ferrying them between the Yucatán’s colonial towns, Mayan ruins, nature reserves, and white-sand beaches.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Lugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugging. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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