Slugging

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Slug \Slug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Slugging}.]
     1. To load with a slug or slugs; as, to slug a gun.
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     2. To strike heavily. [Cant or Slang]


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  slug
       n 1: a projectile that is fired from a gun [syn: {bullet}]
       2: an idle slothful person [syn: {sluggard}]
       3: any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated
          slimy body and no external shell
       v 1: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He
            slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slog}, {swig}]
       2: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat
          and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all
          morning" [syn: {idle}, {laze}, {stagnate}] [ant: {work}]
       [also: {slugging}, {slugged}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  slugging
       See {slug}