Antonyms for lug

Grammar : Verb

Spell : luhg

Phonetic Transcription : lʌg

Definition of lug

Origin : late 14c., "to move (something) heavily or slowly," from Scandinavian (cf. Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge "to pull by the hair"); see lug (n.). Related: Lugged; lugging.

verb drag something around

Example sentences :

Really, for an old man, you must have had a heavy job to lug it along.
Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

I'll fetch those clams ashore if I have to lug 'em with my teeth.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

That's Grey Graham, setting folk by the lug with his blusteration.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

"Gi'e him a slab ower the lug," shouted the miller from the road.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

You're not going to be so foolish as to lug that baby along?
Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes

"Then they will soon be here, lug and luggage," predicted Leila with a groan.
Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester

Now creep a little eastwards, to that other stone—the Cat's Lug, they call it.
Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett

As he said afterwards, 'I could not lug a racehorse to the penitent form.'
Extract from : « Real Ghost Stories » by William T. Stead

But already the girl was pressing the lug wrench into his hands.
Extract from : « The Cross-Cut » by Courtney Ryley Cooper

Why didn't you tell me that it wasn't my work to lug the cloth down?
Extract from : « Under Fire » by Frank A. Munsey

Synonyms for lug

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