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lugs

  • present tense form of lug (3rd person singular).

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Every morning, he lugs a five-gallon water tank into his trailer, and he eats lunch with a group of other founders on the site.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Sequel Death Stranding 2, out on PlayStation 5 from Thursday, picks up the story of protagonist Sam Porter Bridges, a delivery man who lugs precariously balanced cargo across a post-apocalyptic Earth.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2025

Sergei Loznitsa’s Stalin-era drama “Two Prosecutors” lugs its own protagonist along that exact same journey; it’s affixed to cynicism like a train on a track.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2025

A child lugs a jerry can half his size full of water.

From Seattle Times Feb. 23, 2024

I've finished only two candlesticks when Mama lugs the rug back inside and sees what I'm doing.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse