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lugging

verb

Meaning

  1. (sometimes figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
  2. To run at too slow a speed.
  3. To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
  4. To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
  5. The process by which something is lugged from one place to another; a laborious carrying or dragging.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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