lugging

UK
/ˈlʌɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈlʌɡɪŋ/
luggingnoun
Translations
The lugging of heavy boxes took all afternoon.
Перетаскивание тяжелых коробок заняло весь день.
Definitions
The act of carrying or dragging something heavy with great effort.
The lugging of the heavy suitcase up the stairs left him exhausted.
lugginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈlʌɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈlʌɡɪŋ/
Used as a participial adjective meaning ‘carrying or dragging something heavy’.
Definitions
Engaged in carrying or dragging something heavy with effort.
The lugging movers strained to fit the sofa through the doorway.
lugverb

lugging

Gerund

lugged
Past Simple
lugged
Past Participle
lugging
Gerund
UK
/lʌɡ/
US
/lʌɡ/
Translations
He had to lug the heavy suitcase up the stairs.
Ему пришлось тащить тяжелый чемодан вверх по лестнице.
She was lugging a large bag behind her.
Она волочила за собой большую сумку.
Additional translations
Definitions
To carry or drag something heavy or cumbersome with great effort.
She had to lug the heavy suitcase up the stairs.
(intransitive) To move slowly or laboriously, especially when heavily loaded.
The old tractor lugged up the steep hill in low gear.
lugnoun
Definitions
A projection on an object by which it may be carried or fixed in place.
The pot had a small lug on the side for easy handling.
A heavy or cumbersome object.
The old television was a real lug to move up the stairs.
A person who is clumsy or awkward.
Despite being a bit of a lug, he was endearing and well-liked by his friends.
(chiefly Scottish and Northern English, informal) An ear.
He whispered in her lug so no one else could hear.
A container or box, especially one used for transporting produce such as fruit.
The workers stacked several lugs of peaches in the back of the truck.
lugadjective
Definitions
Attributive: relating to or designed for lugs or lug nuts.
A lug wrench is essential for changing a flat tire.