lug

lug

I

lug¹ /lʌɡ/ verb (past tense and past participle lugged, present participle lugging) [transitive] informalto pull or carry something heavy with difficulty
    lug something around
    It’s a huge book, not something you’d like to lug around. /lug something up/into/onto etc something
    She began to lug her suitcase up the stairs.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ carry to have something or someone in your hands or arms when you go somewhere: She was carrying a heavy suitcase. | Mary fainted, and had to be carried inside.
   ▪ tote especially American English informal to carry something such as a bag or a gun: He came out of the office toting a black leather briefcase. | Guards toting machine guns stood inside the airport.
   ▪ lug to carry something heavy, with difficulty: They lugged the mail in heavy canvas bags into the building.
   ▪ cart to carry something large and heavy somewhere, especially when this is annoying or hard work: We carted all the furniture upstairs.
   ▪ schlep American English informal to carry something heavy: Marty schlepped the suitcases upstairs.
   ▪ bear formal to carry something – used when talking about what someone has with them when they go somewhere. Bear is commonly used as a participle bearing: They arrived bearing gifts. | Anna returned, bearing a large red packet.

II

lug² noun [countable]1. [usually plural] a part of something that sticks out and can be used as a handle or a support
2. British English humorous an ear
   SYN  lughole
3. American English a rough, stupid, or awkward person:
    You big lug!