"slugging" meaning in English

See slugging in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sluggings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} slugging (countable and uncountable, plural sluggings)
  1. (US) A blow or blows with the fist; a beating. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-slugging-en-noun-HqhfWqtY Categories (other): American English
  2. (US) The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-slugging-en-noun-kjhpJlJl Categories (other): American English
  3. (slang, neologism, cosmetics) The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it. Tags: countable, neologism, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Cosmetics
    Sense id: en-slugging-en-noun-dMiMzzEU Categories (other): English neologisms Topics: cosmetics, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: on-base plus slugging, slugging average, slugging percentage

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} slugging
  1. present participle and gerund of slug Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: slug
    Sense id: en-slugging-en-verb-BproWwZU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 33 51

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for slugging meaning in English (2.7kB)

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