<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>Lugged</li><li>Lugging</li><li>To pull or carry with force or effort: to lug a suitcase upstairs.</li><li>To introduce or interject in an inappropriate or irrelevant manner: to lug personalities into a discussion of philosophy.</li><li>(Of a sailing ship) to carry an excessive amount of (sail) for the conditions prevailing.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>Lugged</li><li>Lugging</li><li>To pull or tug laboriously.</li><li>(Of an engine or machine) to jerk, hesitate, or strain: The engine lugs when we climb a steep hill.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.</li><li>A wooden box for transporting fruit or vegetables.</li><li>Slang: a request for or exaction of money, as for political purposes: They put the lug on him at the office.</li></ul>