I. lug 1 /lʌɡ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle lugged , present participle lugging ) [transitive] informal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ]
to pull or carry something heavy with difficulty
lug something around
It’s a huge book, not something you’d like to lug around.
/lug something up/into/onto etc something
She began to lug her suitcase up the stairs.
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THESAURUS
▪ carry to have something or someone in your hands or arms when you go somewhere:
She was carrying a heavy suitcase.
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Mary fainted, and had to be carried inside.
▪ tote especially American English informal to carry something such as a bag or a gun:
He came out of the office toting a black leather briefcase.
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Guards toting machine guns stood inside the airport.
▪ lug to carry something heavy, with difficulty:
They lugged the mail in heavy canvas bags into the building.
▪ cart to carry something large and heavy somewhere, especially when this is annoying or hard work:
We carted all the furniture upstairs.
▪ schlep American English informal to carry something heavy:
Marty schlepped the suitcases upstairs.
▪ bear formal to carry something – used when talking about what someone has with them when they go somewhere. Bear is commonly used as a participle bearing :
They arrived bearing gifts.
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Anna returned, bearing a large red packet.
II. lug 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Probably from lunk ; LUNKHEAD ]
1 . [usually plural] a part of something that sticks out and can be used as a handle or a support
2 . British English humorous an ear SYN lughole
3 . American English a rough, stupid, or awkward person:
You big lug!