lug, v.³ — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

lug v.³

[? lug n.¹, as in OED; however HDAS suggests that this lug could poss. be a separate word]

(US Und.) to beat up.

1950		Goldin et al. DAUL 130/1: Lug, v. (Carnival) To eject forcibly.
1958		R. Prather Scrambled Yeggs 104: Just before I was lugged in. You were there all the time, weren’t you?