lugging

verb

present participle of lug
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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2
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 Trying to hike with one of these turbines usually meant lugging around heavy mounting poles and complex external charge controllers. — New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026 No more lugging the entire stand-up vacuum up each individual step! — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026 Its bed and cabin space were also perfect for lugging camping gear from New Jersey to Pennsylvania and back. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 July 2026 So why go out and beat yourself up, lugging a bunch of instruments around with other guys? — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026 The transit agency wants proposals for fare gate improvements that could not only deter turnstile-hoppers, but also improve accessibility for riders with disabilities or people lugging suitcases and strollers onto the transit system. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugging
  1. hauling
  2. carrying
  3. pulling
  4. transporting
  5. dragging
  6. ferrying
Verb
  • Families who love trails might lean toward all-terrain bikes, while parents hauling groceries or little ones may want the extra boost of an e-bike.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling the 29 Starlink satellites to LEO today.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hauling
Verb
  • In 2012, a smiling Jason Arday was photographed by the British press carrying the Olympic flame in the torch relay that preceded the London Games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The crash involved the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that originally launched on January 15, 2025, carrying two commercial lunar landers.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of carrying
Verb
  • Rescue crews were able to save lives in their response by pulling an elderly woman out of a tree when her house washed away, Green said.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Valencia led off the fourth inning with his sixth home run in 50 career at-bats, pulling the Tigers within a run.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulling
Verb
  • According to the country's Home Affairs department, which briefed lawmakers on Tuesday, the country has spent nearly $18 million accommodating and transporting immigrants who demanded to return to their home countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • City Hall was open Wednesday and the city sent fire rescue trucks to assist in Portage as well as extra V-Line buses to help Porter County EMS in transporting patients who need oxygen to a hospital in another city.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of transporting
Verb
  • But Beaman is quick to point out that people shouldn't simply head into the woods and start dragging things out themselves.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Gaten Matarazzo is playing sort of a sexy role, where Billie’s dragging him into the bathroom.
    — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dragging
Verb
  • Researchers have long known that the vagus nerve serves as an information highway, ferrying signals between the brain stem and the rest of the body.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Today, drones play a critical role in ferrying all kinds of medical supplies to those in need.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ferrying

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