lugs 1 of 2

noun

Definition of lugsnext
plural of lug
1
as in hulks
a big clumsy often slow-witted person get off of my feet, you big lug!

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2
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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lugs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lug
1
as in pulls
to cause to follow by applying steady force on lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard

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2
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 Synonyms for lugs
  1. workers
  2. pulls
  3. carries
  4. losers
  5. nuts
  6. transports
  7. brings
  8. villains
Noun
  • With technological advancements in AI and machine learning threatening to displace workers—or, at least, that’s a fear—these innately human competencies will set businesses apart.
    Juan Carlos Santiago, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This eliminated much of the benefit of moving North, especially for lower-skilled workers who often paid a larger share of their income for housing.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of workers
Verb
  • But the major bowl games allow locker room access, which pulls back the curtain (literally) on what a team is really like when no one is watching.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • At the end of each show, members from the audience get to sit in a big red chair and try to tell an anecdote before Norton, or a guest, pulls a lever that flips them backward.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of pulls
Verb
  • Giving up 47 carries for 260 yards and three TDs to Georgia Tech feels noteworthy.
    Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Emanuel Wilson chipped in 11 carries for 52 yards and a touchdown, while third-string back Chris Brooks scored his first career touchdown from a yard out.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of carries
Noun
  • The Flyers limp into the Christmas break losers of four of their last five (1-4-0), with their lone win over Columbus on Saturday.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This selective spending behavior has created a clear divide between winners and losers in the consumer and retail space.
    Randy Watts, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of losers
Noun
  • The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of nuts
Verb
  • After guests complete avalanche training in the morning, runs are accessed from the warm comfort of a snowcat that transports skiers and snowboarders to the top of terrain and picks them up at the bottom, to do it all again.
    Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Alessi describes one version resembling a cruise missile which transports 40 attack drones over 1800 miles and release them close to the target area.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of transports
Verb
  • The holiday season brings joy, love, and connection.
    Ronny Maye, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Reporting Deadline Which brings us back to the role of the individual.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of brings
Noun
  • The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • For others, deep cuts are remembering the names of random Ninja Turtle villains.
    Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of villains
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