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slugfest
slug·fest S0485200 (slŭg′fĕst′)n. Slang 1. A fight marked by an extended exchange of heavy blows.2. Baseball A game in which there are many hits and runs scored.slugfest (ˈslʌɡˌfɛst) n1. a boxing match in which opponents trade heavy blows2. any sporting contest between powerful and evenly matched opponents slug•fest (ˈslʌgˌfɛst)
n. Informal. a boxing bout in which the boxers exchange powerful blows vigorously and aggressively. [1915–20] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  slugfest - a fight with bare fists fistfight, fisticuffsfighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"punch-up - a fistfight; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up" |
Translationsslugfest
slugfest1. A fight in which two or more participants punch with their bare hands; a fistfight. A portmanteau of "slug" (meaning "to punch") and "festival." The arguing led to pushing and shoving, which eventually led to an all-out slugfest. She came away from the slugfest with a black eye and a broken hand.2. A particularly intense or heated argument between two or more people in which points, rebuttals, accusations, etc., are exchanged back and forth. The senator is bracing for a slugfest when she puts her proposal before Congress for a vote. The case has truly been a slugfest between the two large companies' teams of lawyers.slugfest1. n. a fight; a festival of slugging. They went out in the alley for a real slugfest. 2. n. a festival of arguing. The president emerged from the slugfest with control of the company still hers. slugfest
Synonyms for slugfestnoun a fight with bare fistsSynonymsRelated Words- fighting
- combat
- fight
- scrap
- punch-up
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