DictionarylugCarry with effort
verb

lug

LUG/lʌɡ/

To carry or drag something heavy with effort.

He lugs the heavy sack across the floor with both hands.

An older man strains to drag a heavy, bulging canvas sack across the floor, gripping its gathered neck with both hands while its broad bottom trails behind him.
Etymology

The verb comes from Scandinavian and originally meant pulling slowly or with effort. Comparable Swedish and Norwegian verbs mean “pull by the hair,” illustrating the forceful pulling associated with lugging.

In context

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More examples

  • We lugged our bags upstairs.
  • She is lugging a box of books.
  • They had lugged the equipment for miles.

Forms

lug · lugs · lugged · lugging

Similar words

haul
Haul emphasizes sustained transport or pulling.
drag
Drag specifically keeps an object against a surface.