LUGGING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

lugging

verb

present participle of lug

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 The book also flashes back two hundred years to young Moose Spahr, who makes the dangerous and arduous trek to the land his family will live on, lugging the piano required in exchange for the deed. — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 Its chief commercial officer, Bryan Terzi, said part of the company's appeal is a luxury camping experience just a quick drive from home — no buying or lugging tents, grills and other camping gear. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 2 July 2026 Lenovo Slim 7i Aura Edition Laptop Deal If lugging around a heavyweight laptop is getting you down, a tidy 13% post-Prime Day discount on the sleek Lenovo Slim 7i Aura Edition might put some spring in your step. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026 Traveling hands-free is so much easier than lugging a heavy tote or backpack on your shoulders. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Families lugging half the garage will have an easier time at Moonlight in Encinitas, which has free parking, a playground, rentals, a snack shack and lifeguards. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 The result is the same in-flight comfort without lugging around a bulky pillow for your entire trip. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026 No one wants to spend the season lugging around a heavy jacket. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 8 June 2026

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Big bluegills fight hard, and hauling them out of sunken trees or thick vegetation on light tackle takes real skill.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
The Stellar Kit is aimed at journalists, documentary crews and social video creators who need broadcast-quality sound without hauling a mixing board into the field.

— Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of hauling

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The latest in Houston Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving to work with three other construction crew members when unmarked vehicles carrying federal agents began following his van, his family said.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The Nets led by as many as 30 before carrying a 56-34 advantage into the halftime break.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of carrying

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And often, data centers are pulling from municipal water supplies, Anisfeld said.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Haaland’s winning goal came after another bout of yanking and pulling; the striker tried to free himself by slapping the defender’s arm away, eventually just carrying on regardless.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of pulling

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Cole was initially charged with transporting an explosive device in interstate commerce and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
Paramedics performed life-saving measures on the unconscious child before transporting him to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, according to CBS News.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of transporting

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On Tuesday, the roller-coaster ride for AI stocks whipped back down, dragging Wall Street lower.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
With the process dragging on for months, the split of drama and comedy into separate departments, with Smith as head of the former, emerged as a likely scenario by mid-May.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Definition of dragging

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For many people busy ferrying their kids to camp or embarking on vacations, summer is a time to let their TV backlog swell.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
With a capacity of 45 passengers, the mésoscaphe, a submarine for shallow to mid-range depths, made more than a thousand dives that summer, ferrying 33,000 ordinary people into the lake’s depths.

— Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of ferrying

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