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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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

Both were slugged by injured hitters essentially playing on one leg.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Sometimes they tried to hold him off a little for sport, but Joe was too dangerous, being the kind of person—like the heralded Cleofes Apodaca of yore—who would have slugged a bishop.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols