verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull. Examples : "Why do you always lug around so many books?" action work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To run at too slow a speed. Examples : "The old car was lugging up the hill, struggling to maintain its speed. " vehicle machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing. Examples : "The small sailboat was lugging, its mast straining under the enormous sail in the unexpectedly strong wind. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race. Examples : "The jockey struggled as the horse kept lugging in toward the inside rail during the race. " sport race action vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The process by which something is lugged from one place to another; a laborious carrying or dragging. Examples : "The movers were exhausted after a morning of lugging heavy furniture up the stairs. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
