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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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Andy Murray and home hope Thanasi Kokkinakis slugged it out until 4:05 am in 2023, the Briton barking at one point: "Why are we playing at 3 am?!"

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

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

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025

Perhaps more important, he also slugged his first home run in 10 games in the third inning of a 5-3 matinee loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

I was covering Little League baseball in Davis, an exercise in recycling adjectives to describe home runs that were clobbered, ripped, slugged, rocketed, smoked and launched.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

He and Omar slugged each other hello and boarded the school bus.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia