- 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
verbNAmE//slʌɡ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they slug he / she / it slugs
past simple slugged
-ing form slugging
to fight or compete until it is clear who has won
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