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
Instead of lugging out an upright vacuum, use it to suck up small messes in tricky spots around the house and in the car.
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Getting out of bed to go to work or lugging yourself to the grocery store can feel tough.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Aug. 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
However, the idea of lugging around a steel cooler filled with ice and perishables isn’t ideal, so companies have found a workaround.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Travelers with small children can now use dedicated, family-friendly security lanes at Orlando International Airport, part of a new program that aims to minimize stress for flyers lugging strollers and diaper bags.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
He was accompanied by three of his town’s councilmen, two of whom grimaced while lugging a square suitcase with a combination lock down the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, around the corner, and into Central Park.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Getting out of bed to go to work or lugging yourself to the grocery store can feel tough.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Aug. 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
However, the idea of lugging around a steel cooler filled with ice and perishables isn’t ideal, so companies have found a workaround.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Travelers with small children can now use dedicated, family-friendly security lanes at Orlando International Airport, part of a new program that aims to minimize stress for flyers lugging strollers and diaper bags.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
He was accompanied by three of his town’s councilmen, two of whom grimaced while lugging a square suitcase with a combination lock down the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, around the corner, and into Central Park.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugging
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Steele Canvas provides 100 percent cotton canvas totes for hauling laundry to the laundromat or back to their parents’ house.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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But the natural lobster flavor shone through most, possibly a testament to Holden’s deep rooted understanding of the crustacean and all those years hauling traps with his father.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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Brawley would mount their only scoring drive to open the fourth quarter, with sophomore running back Jonathan Piseno carrying the ball five straight plays, the last one a 12-yard burst for a touchdown.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The league was in its infancy, but drew dozens of kids from my block, all of us carrying tattered binders and folders full of the first generation of Pokémon cards.—
Jamal Michel,
NPR,
31 Aug. 2025
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Instead, his impact, like pulling children into his winner's circle, will continue to be honored by other tracks.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Carpenter spoke with Morning Edition host Leila Fadel about the challenges of relationships, her controversial album cover, which depicts her kneeling beside a man who is pulling her hair, and the new songs featured on the album.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The paint supplier was o having trouble properly transporting its goods without leakage.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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The soft and sort of fluffy grass made for good packing material and its seeds likely escaped a box transporting porcelain before finding their way into the soil.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
28 Aug. 2025
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Since the deal closed in 2015, Kraft Heinz shares had tumbled nearly 70% as of Friday's close, dragging the company's market value down to $33 billion.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia fell roughly 2%, dragging the market lower.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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And Musk sees Starship, designed to be fully reusable, as core to fulfilling his goal of routinely ferrying humans to Mars.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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Eight helicopters are also operating from the base, ferrying personnel and equipment to Severny and Pankovo, the latter home to the launch site for the Burevestnik missile.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Lugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugging. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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