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slugging

noun — 3 senses

slugging

noun
1

US A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.

  • The feuding for control of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks.1962, Daniel Bell, The End of Ideology:
2

US The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging.

3

Cosmetics, Lifestyle Neologism, Slang The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.

Derived terms
on-base plus slugging, slugging average, slugging percentage

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