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单词 slugging
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slugging in British English

present participle of verb
slug3
 

slug in British English 3

(slʌɡ)
verbWord forms: slugs, slugging or slugged
1. 
to hit very hard and solidly, as in boxing
2. (intransitive) US and Canadian
to plod as if through snow
3. (transitive) Australian and New Zealand informal
to charge (someone) an exorbitant price
4.  slug it out
noun
5. 
an act of slugging; heavy blow
6.  Australian and New Zealand informal
an exorbitant charge or price
Word origin
C19: perhaps from slug2 (bullet)

Examples of 'slugging' in a sentence
slugging

The old trouper always fights hard, slugging from the baseline and scampering valiantly.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They will be trying to prevent slugging.
Globe and Mail (2003)
He is still slugging away because he always has.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
For now, though, just enjoy the fact they are slugging it out for promotion.
The Sun (2009)
It's a long time to be slugging it out.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Insurance companies are also slugging it out with their reinsurers (report, page 40).
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That condemned him to slugging it out at the back of the court.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But points are what this slugging match was all about.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Two teams devoid of everything save effort, slugging it out like two batallions of past-it heavyweights.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
But by adding some lateral movement to his signature slugging, he exacted revenge by the closest of margins.
The Sun (2013)
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