to slug
10
4.6
- verb
- /slʌg/
- Informal
:
golpear
- Lila turns around and slugs him, square on the jaw, hard, knocking him to the floor.
You saw him slug a woman and knock her out.
- You saw him slug a woman and knock her out.
Examples
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Derek slugs him in the face, and Cam retaliates with two of his own.
Fiction book (1998) -
I really will slug you so hard...
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You can slug me back if you want to.
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What I need is somebody to slug some sense into me!
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Put that down, or I'll slug you.
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You just march right over there and slug that creep in the face.
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Stop hitting each other or I'll come over and slug you!
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Then, without warning, Jimmy turns and slugs Hallenbeck with his good arm.
Fiction book (1991) -
Leans forward for a light—and Chet slugs him in the face.
Fiction book (1991) -
Don't provoke him, or he might just slug you in the face.
Synonyms
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1.0
To strike someone or something with force
553
2.4
To hit someone or something with force
492
1.0
Hit quickly with the flat part of the hand
455
1.4
To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist
225
1.3
To hit something again and again very hard
198
1.6
To hit something many times to shape or flatten it
187
3.5
To hit something many times so it becomes damaged
164
3.5
To hit someone or something with an open hand
73
2.9
To hit someone or something very hard
50
3.3
To hit something with great force, often in sport
46
6.7
Hit something many times, usually with your fists
43
7.9
To hit someone or something very hard
39
7.2
To hit someone very hard
27
3.4
To hit something hard so it makes a dull sound
23
8.8
To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club
19
7.7
To hit someone or something very hard many times
11
6.0
To hit with a lot of force, often using the arm or an object
8
5.1
To hit someone or something hard with a heavy stick
7
6.5
Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight
4
7.7
To hit someone or something with a quick strong blow
3
3.7
Hit someone or something very hard
2
7.3
To hit something or someone very hard
1
6.1
To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way
1
8.6
To hit forcefully with the hand or a flat object
1
7.4
To hit someone or something hard with the fist
1
9.3
To hit someone or something again and again with your fists
1
9.5
To hit someone repeatedly and very hard
To hit someone or something very hard, for example with a fist
To hit something very hard with your fist or a bat
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
A tool used in traditional printing to cut thin lead strips for spacing type
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Surface Forms
Etymology
To slug someone (verb) comes from the noun meaning 'a heavy hit', so to slug is simply to give a strong punch or hit. That is why the verb means to hit very hard.