slugging

English

Verb

slugging

1. present participle and gerund of slug

Noun

slugging (countable and uncountable, plural sluggings)

1. (US) A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.
   • 1962, Daniel Bell, The End of Ideology:

     The feuding for control of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks.

2. (US) The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging.
3. (slang, neologism, cosmetics) The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.

Derived terms

• on-base plus slugging
• slugging average
• slugging percentage

Anagrams

• luggings

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈlaɡin/ [esˈla.ɣ̞ĩn]
• Rhymes: -aɡin

Noun

slugging m (uncountable)

1. (baseball) slugging