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Definition of slug verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

slug

verb

NAmE//slʌɡ//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they slug

he / she / it slugs

past simple slugged

-ing form slugging

1slug somebody (informal) to hit someone hard, especially with your closed hand

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2slug something (in baseball) to hit the ball hard

Idioms

slug it out

to fight or compete until it is clear who has won

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