Lug
Lug verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
Usage example: lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard
Move
Move verb - To change the place or position of.
Usage example: I need you to move all your books off that chair before company gets here
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Both words in one sentence
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If for example you attempt to lug four Ancient Dragon corpses back to town for artifact-making (a total of 73,000 pounds) you can move, but at a glacial pace.
Source: Critical Encumbrance Failure - And old dungeon crawler computer game called Castle of the Winds completely subverts this trope: not only does the money have weight but also mass, which means the more you try to lug around the slower you move and react when the ancient red dragon comes around the corner.
Source: Hollywood Density
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