slugged

Word Origin & History

"shell-less land snail," 1704, originally "lazy person" (early 15c.); related to sluggard.

He slugged his way free and fled to the safety of his stateroom.

On the other side of me, one guy let go with a rifle that slugged the other bird in the middle.

"We might have the light that slugged us to thank for that," he said.

First, he went into the low-power room and slugged the man on duty.

I followed him to a boat landing, slugged him, and rowed across the lake.

So you are the rat who slugged me that time I caught Olga in the radio room!

When asked what it was, he replied that he wanted to have a certain fellow "slugged."

Gene slugged the man across the head with the barrel of the Captain's gun.

“Jerry was slugged,” Penny answered, and told what had happened.

Salt, one of the persons who rode in this car must have slugged Jerry at the theater!

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