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- verb Present participle of
lug .
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Examples
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Lord of the Rings, the tale of a pacifist-turned-assassin lugging a rifle to a dictator's heartland in order to get off that one critical shot.
zornhau: Merlin's Snake Oil – or why arcanists are not artillery zornhau 2008
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That doesn’t mean that you might not score a better deal overseas, but it does suggest that if you’re buying spirits for home consumption from an Australian duty-free store, there really isn’t much advantage in lugging them halfway around the globe first.
Does Buying Booze When You Land Cost More? | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Maeve looked utterly beside herself at the idea of lugging her barge of a bag up and down subway station stairs.
Beacon Street Girls: Fashion Frenzy Annie Bryant 2006
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Maeve looked utterly beside herself at the idea of lugging her barge of a bag up and down subway station stairs.
Beacon Street Girls: Fashion Frenzy Annie Bryant 2006
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Janvier could not help pulling a face at the idea of lugging a vacuum cleaner from house to house.
Maigret has Scruples Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1958
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He seemed not so keen on the idea of lugging Mrs. Bradley into it, but I put the point so forcefully that he agreed.
The Saltmarsh Murders Mitchell, Gladys, 1901- 1933
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I found the soldiers growling at the idea of lugging all the boards and timbers down to the river.
Field and Forest The Fortunes of a Farmer Oliver Optic 1859
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Calvert is not a particularly strong paddler and seems shaky when lugging a kayak over kelp-slick rocks.
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At any rate, as much as I loath the idea of lugging this monstrosity over there again, it looks like I might have to arrange another appointment and take it back.
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At any rate, as much as I loath the idea of lugging this monstrosity over there again, it looks like I might have to arrange another appointment and take it back.
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