slugged

verb

Definition of sluggednext
past tense of slug
as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she got so angry that she slugged the back of the chair and knocked it over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugged
  1. hit
  2. punched
  3. slammed
  4. pounded
  5. struck
  6. swiped
  7. clipped
Verb
  • But the latest model still pushes battery life to lengths few machines have hit in our testing, with an unprecedented 28 hours and 33 minutes of video playback time.
    Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • There was no immediate report of casualties or details on what was hit.
    Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of hit
Verb
  • The family said Kyle Raleigh punched Troy Morrow and slammed him to the pavement.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Days before the fire, Dunbar got into a dispute with the unnamed woman and punched through one of the windows, court documents state.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of punched
Verb
  • Helene’s aftermath At least 213 people have died since Hurricane Helene slammed the Southeast more than a week ago.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Jerry, who did not survive, is one of more than 200 people killed by Hurricane Helene, which slammed into the Southeast last week.
    Marissa Parra, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • Washington got pounded by Iowa in its most recent game and managed just 18 points in a loss to Rutgers on the same field where the Bruins nearly doubled that total against the Scarlet Knights.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • More strikes pounded Gaza on Saturday.
    Adam Schreck and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of pounded
Verb
  • In another high-profile dispute, the union representing film and television actors in November struck a new labor contract with Hollywood studios that raised performers' pay while putting guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • According to Heriot-Watt University researchers, the images confirm that an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, creating this crater.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of struck
Verb
  • The screen on the Liberty 4 Pro is more limited, with a small touch bar below it that can be swiped to adjust the ANC or turn on transparency mode.
    Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Love… you… guys… Then Art swiped his scalpel back and forth across her chest six times, each slice sending lines of blood into the air.
    William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of swiped
Verb
  • Among the entries were a tractor, two dogs, and a vast, smiling frog, which had been tightly clipped out of boxwood.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The tool also provides other benefits — if a video has been clipped or taken out of context, Know How can fetch the original full-length video in the state it was first published in.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of clipped
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