Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lug
Participle: lugged
Gerund: lugging
Indicative
Present
| I | lug |
| you | lug |
| he;she;it | lugs |
| we | lug |
| you | lug |
| they | lug |
Perfect
| I | have lugged |
| you | have lugged |
| he;she;it | has lugged |
| we | have lugged |
| you | have lugged |
| they | have lugged |
Past
| I | lugged |
| you | lugged |
| he;she;it | lugged |
| we | lugged |
| you | lugged |
| they | lugged |
Pluperfect
| I | had lugged |
| you | had lugged |
| he;she;it | had lugged |
| we | had lugged |
| you | had lugged |
| they | had lugged |
Future
| I | will lug |
| you | will lug |
| he;she;it | will lug |
| we | will lug |
| you | will lug |
| they | will lug |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lugged |
| you | will have lugged |
| he;she;it | will have lugged |
| we | will have lugged |
| you | will have lugged |
| they | will have lugged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lug |
| you | lug |
| he;she;it | lug |
| we | lug |
| you | lug |
| they | lug |
Perfect
| I | have lugged |
| you | have lugged |
| he;she;it | have lugged |
| we | have lugged |
| you | have lugged |
| they | have lugged |
Imperfect
| I | lugged |
| you | lugged |
| he;she;it | lugged |
| we | lugged |
| you | lugged |
| they | lugged |
Pluperfect
| I | had lugged |
| you | had lugged |
| he;she;it | had lugged |
| we | had lugged |
| you | had lugged |
| they | had lugged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lug |
| you | would lug |
| he;she;it | would lug |
| we | would lug |
| you | would lug |
| they | would lug |
Perfect
| I | would have lugged |
| you | would have lugged |
| he;she;it | would have lugged |
| we | would have lugged |
| you | would have lugged |
| they | would have lugged |
Imperative
| you | lug |
| we | Let's lug |
| you | lug |
Verbs conjugated like 'lug'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lug'
bug,
fug,
glug,
hug,
jug,
lag,
leg,
lig,
log,
lu,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- carry
- bear, buck, pack, heave, tote, transport, convey, lift
- pull
- drag, draw, haul, tow, tug, strain
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, "to move (something) heavily or slowly," from Scand. (cf. Swed.
lugga, Norw.
lugge "to pull by the hair"); see lug (n.).
2. From Middle English luggen, possibly from a Scandinavian/North Germanic source, (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge); also in English dialectal as lig (“to lug”).
3. Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Norwegian and Swedish lugg).
4. Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving”), which may be from similar source(s). See: Middle English '
luggen', Swedish '
lugga'.
Sample Sentences
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Why do you always lug around so many books?
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They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share. [c. 1700, Jeremy Collier, A Thought:]
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As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into Family Rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling to Aunt like mastodons bellowing across primeval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot round the family circle... the clan has a tendency to ignore me. [1923, P. G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:]
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Luggage areas need to be within sight, rather than at the end of carriages, despite the inconvenience of lugging cases further into a carriage. [2021 July 14, Anthony Lambert, “Grand designs on superior interiors”, in RAIL, number 935, page 48:]
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When driving up a hill, choose a lower gear so you don't lug the engine.