slugged

VERB

hit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bang bash bat belt knock punch slam slap smack swat whack

STRONG

KO batter beat box bump clobber clock clout club crack flail flog hammer jab lambaste nail pelt pop pound sock thrash thwack wallop whale

WEAK

let have it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

praise tap

STRONG

lose surrender

Example Sentences

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slugged

The labor market’s recovery adds to signs Canada’s economy is settling after being slugged by trade uncertainty and U.S. tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

He slugged it out brilliantly with Mr Vango that day; the two of them were like Wilder-Chisora take two.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

He was facing Cardinals catcher Pedro Pagés, a weak hitter who slugged .363 for the year.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2025

Defending champions Napoli slugged out a 0-0 deadlock with rising force Como on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025

I could have slugged him, but I sighed instead, got out the differential-equations book with the log tables in them, and went back through all the equations.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam