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as in hulks
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
get off of my feet, you big lug!
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as in workers
an average or ordinary man
the billionaire industrialist was totally clueless about the concerns of the blue-collar lugs that worked for him
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as in carries
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 lugs
Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
The collar includes a thumb screw to lock it into place and two strap lugs.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026
The lugs and crown guards are decorated with yet more diamonds.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
The slip-on boasts a comfy EVA footbed, grippy lugs, and a water-resistant upper.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
Rendered entirely in black, the shoe gets a thick outsole with lugs.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators found that part broken into two pieces after the UPS crash, and the lugs that held that part were cracked.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
The rubber outsole is equipped with variable lugs for gripping all types of surfaces.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
The collar includes a thumb screw to lock it into place and two strap lugs.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026
The lugs and crown guards are decorated with yet more diamonds.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
The slip-on boasts a comfy EVA footbed, grippy lugs, and a water-resistant upper.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
Rendered entirely in black, the shoe gets a thick outsole with lugs.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators found that part broken into two pieces after the UPS crash, and the lugs that held that part were cracked.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
The show could have montaged its way to a shorter version of the sequence where Carol lugs heavy stone tiles from a home-building depot to her house and places them one by one over the grave site.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugs
Noun
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Now Crosswhite can acknowledge the beauty in the art, respect the workers who crafted the carvings, and appreciate the opportunity to tell a story larger than the monument itself.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Maxim voiced frustration that repairs weren’t happening quickly enough and resentment at the intrusion on his privacy as workers came in and out.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
Verb
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The pillow is filled with shredded memory foam gel that pulls heat away from your head, neck, and shoulders to prevent overheating.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Google search pulls from the same information as Google News, even though the two sites are technically separate.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
Verb
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At least a couple million of those feet are directly attributable to Clover, who always carries some twine with her so visitors can add to the ball.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The new money is chasing a job that did not exist three years ago, and only part of what carries the AI label is the genuinely new part.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The question becomes whether the Blues want to bring in a reinforcement now or let their recent high draft picks take their lumps.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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This fermentation process separates the milk into curds (the thicker lumps of cheese) and whey (the liquid portion).—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Hopefully your weekend is as cozy and playful as these sleek little guys.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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Lumet — himself a serious theater creature who shared an ethical bent with the twentieth century’s great American playwrights — specialized in movies about little guys’ going up against the system.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Having already been booked for a foul on Brobbey, Fofana hauls down Wilson Isidor and earns his club’s eighth red card of the Premier League season.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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According to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Thunderbirds cost taxpayers about $35 million a year in salaries, aircraft, fuel, rehearsals and the C-17 cargo plane that hauls 50-plus support crew and spare parts to every stop on the tour.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The blockage of the strait, which normally ferries 20% of the world's oil, sent global energy prices soaring.—
Kevin Breuninger,Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Iran has effectively halted trade traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime trade route that ferries roughly 20% of the world’s petroleum.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Trojans didn’t just climb out of the losers’ bracket.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The Mercury will look to stop a six-game losing streak against the Storm, losers of three straight.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Lugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugs. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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