lugged

verb

Definition of luggednext
past tense of lug
1
as in hauled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard

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2
as in carried
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 Synonyms for lugged
  1. hauled
  2. carried
  3. pulled
  4. transported
  5. brought
Verb
  • Seals hauled out on small ice floes.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The day after the crash, 61 empty bottles of booze, including an empty bottle of champagne, were found stashed on the boat after officers hauled it out of the water.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of hauled
Verb
  • The butterflies also carried two types of pollen on their bodies, both from plant species found only in Africa.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • They were carried to the Shelby Street church in a procession.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of carried
Verb
  • My wanting was the leash that pulled me through my life.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.
    JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of pulled
Verb
  • The cargo had been a top priority, transported across the Pacific in record time, with the crew largely unaware of its significance.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The unidentified victim was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries to the chest and hand, Josef said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of transported
Verb
  • The king of kvetch and a droll master of everyday existential lament, the comedian and actor brought an actor’s intensity to his comedy, and a comic’s timing and pacing to every acting gig.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Following these revelations, last week brought the news that Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, a George Mason University freshman, was charged by federal prosecutors for plotting an attack on the Israeli consulate in New York.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of brought
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