lug

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /lʌɡ/ UK /lʌɡ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to carry or drag with great effort; also a projecting handle

We had to lug the suitcases across the entire airport.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to carry or drag with great... haul drag tote carry heave hump cart

Word family

Derived forms luggerluggage

Etymology

From Middle English luggen ('to pull, drag'), probably of Scandinavian origin (compare Swedish lugga 'to pull by the hair', dialectal Norwegian lugga). The noun sense 'projecting handle' derives from the same root.

luggen Middle English

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# lug

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /lʌɡ/
**IPA (UK):** /lʌɡ/

## Meanings
1. to carry or drag with great effort; also a projecting handle

## Examples
- We had to lug the suitcases across the entire airport.

## Synonyms
- haul
- drag
- tote
- carry
- heave
- hump
- cart

## Derived Forms
- lugger
- luggage

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: luggen

## Etymology
From Middle English luggen ('to pull, drag'), probably of Scandinavian origin (compare Swedish lugga 'to pull by the hair', dialectal Norwegian lugga). The noun sense 'projecting handle' derives from the same root.

## AI Etymology
Lug is from Middle English luggen ('to pull, drag'), probably of Scandinavian origin (compare Swedish lugga 'to pull by the hair', dialectal Norwegian lugga). The noun sense 'projecting handle' derives from the same root. Important recorded forms include luggen (Middle English). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers to carry or drag with great effort; also a projecting handle. The wider family includes derived forms such as lugger and luggage.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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