1syllable
slugged
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Definitions ofslugged
1verb
- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- (of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle.
- To load with a slug or slugs.
Example: "to slug a gun"
- To make sluggish.
1verb
- To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
Example: "He insulted my mother, so I slugged him."
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