LUGGING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

lugging

verb

present participle of lug

as in hauling

to cause to follow by applying steady force on lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard

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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 Accounting is not a very physical job, but tell that to the KPMG gnomes who just spent weeks lugging around gold bars in a secret Swiss cavern. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 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

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But semis are hauling the majority of goods in America, especially to the final destination, the final place where it’s sold or picked up.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
Beyond the beds, Radica keeps the interior simple, leaving the pickup floor available for hauling cargo, just as it was intended.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauling

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Washington claimed that the launchers were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Hormuz Strait.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck on Monday, undermining the White House’s claims that the Strait of Hormuz is safe for navigation.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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Why TikTok livestream selling can drive big sales Three forces are pulling sellers toward livestream commerce, and Duplantis’s numbers reflect all of them.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
Wildfire risk is pushing insurers to underwrite hotels based on physical resilience rather than location alone, and carriers are pulling back from some markets entirely.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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Three explosive-laden drones were found around the airport, one near a Ukrainian plane transporting munitions.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Since launching in May 2024, the dog-centric luxury airline has flown nearly 1 million miles, transporting 2,661 pets across 40 breeds via more than 360 flights.

— Rebecca Norris, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of transporting

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In addition, people are urged to secure to chains to avoid dragging and potential spark and not to toss cigarette butts out of vehicles.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
As mentioned previously, Babcock obstinately played a late-career Marleau in significant minutes during his time in Toronto with dragging results.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of dragging

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Drug cartels, in the meantime, have adjusted to the threat to vessels on the water, increasingly ferrying narcotics via unmanned semisubmersibles -- drone submarines that navigate autonomously -- a former intelligence official told ABC News.

— Laura Romero, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Choppers flew overhead in a constant stream ferrying victims from a village just on the other side of the river.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of ferrying

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