slug out

verb — 7 senses

slug out

verb
7 senses
  1. 1To engage in a match, fight, battle, argument or competition.
  2. 2To be fought or competed.
  3. 3To hit a ball.
  4. 4To write down with a typewriter.
  5. 5To print (something) using slugs (A piece of type metal…
  6. 6To add a slug (A block of text at the beginning of a…
  7. 7To add directions (such as for sound effects) to an…
1

To engage in a match, fight, battle, argument or competition.

  • They slugged out two wins last month.
2

Usually, Of a match To be fought or competed.

Fight; battle; fight; battle

  • It was a victory slugged out by the French.
3

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Slang To hit a ball.

  • He slugged out a homerun in the second inning.
4

To write down with a typewriter.

5

Media, Printing, Publishing Obsolete To print (something) using slugs (A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine).

6

To add a slug (A block of text at the beginning of a scene), write a scene with a slug or write many slugs in a script.

7

To add directions (such as for sound effects) to an animation script.

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