slugging
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈslʌɡɪŋ/
- Informal
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golpe
- The boxer won the match with a slugging combination that left his opponent unable to continue.
- slugging match
- slugging baseman
Examples
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Don't get into a slugging match.
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Mostly, though, he was avoiding Barros's undisciplined slugging.
Fiction book (2002) -
Gentlemen, this trial is developing into a slugging match.
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Now shake hands, and at the sound of the bell, come out slugging.
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I want you on your feet and slugging because I'm gonna knock you around and I want you up for it.
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One day, in their laboratory, a heated argument erupted into a slugging match.
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All units, strong-arm slugging, 3216 River Drive -
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Armed mobsters stood at the polling booths to check the ballots before they were submitted, turning away or slugging anyone who refused to change their vote.
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The resulting battles were the kind of straightforward slugging match where sheer numbers count most, and Egypt had them; the Sea Peoples got the stuffing pounded out of them, and the survivors scattered to the far corners of the Mediterranean world.
Blog text (20) -
He toiled in relative obscurity, first with the San Diego Padres and then with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where his tenacious, hard-slugging style of play caught the attention of baseball fans everywhere.
Blog text (18)
Synonyms
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4.2
Hitting a person many times as punishment or violence
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4.7
A heavy repeated hitting sound, like drums or rain
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2.8
A series of hard hits against something, often loud and strong
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6.7
A severe beating given to someone as punishment
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8.6
A violent attack where a person is hit many times
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4.4
An act of hitting one thing against another, often with force
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1.0
An act of striking something with force, often with a hand or object
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7.0
Strong repeated hitting that makes things move, often by wind or waves
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4.6
A quick hard hit with an open hand that makes a sharp sound
Hitting someone with an open hand like a slap
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Slugging for hitting comes from the verb slug, which means 'to hit hard' and gives the image of a heavy blow. So slugging means striking someone or something with great force.