Slugging

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A blow or blows with the fist; a beating. US, countable, uncountable

    "The feuding for control of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks."

  2. 2
    The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging. US, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it. countable, neologism, slang, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of slug form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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bulletpunchslogsluggardsnailbaggage check

Example

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"The feuding for control of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks."

Related phrases

on-base plus sluggingslugging averageslugging percentageslugging percentage

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