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Definition of slug verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

slug

verb
 
/slʌɡ/
 
/slʌɡ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they slug
 
/slʌɡ/
 
/slʌɡ/
he / she / it slugs
 
/slʌɡz/
 
/slʌɡz/
past simple slugged
 
/slʌɡd/
 
/slʌɡd/
past participle slugged
 
/slʌɡd/
 
/slʌɡd/
-ing form slugging
 
/ˈslʌɡɪŋ/
 
/ˈslʌɡɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. slug somebody (informal) to hit somebody hard, especially with your closed hand
    • I slugged him in the face.
  2. slug something (in baseball) to hit the ball hard
  3. Word Originverb mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin; compare with the verb slog.
Idioms
slug it out
  1. to fight or compete until it is clear who has won
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