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slug2

Syllabification: (slug)

Pronunciation: /sləg/

informal, chiefly North American

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Definition of slug

verb (slugs, slugging, slugged)

[with object]

strike (someone) with a hard blow:he was the one who’d get slugged
(slug it out) settle a dispute or contest by fighting or competing fiercely:they went outside to slug it out