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slugged away

slugged away is the simple past and past participle of slug away.

Meaning of slug away

Verb

slug away (third-person singular simple present slugs away, present participle slugging away, simple past and past participle slugged away)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To work very hard (at); to toil

Questions about slugged away

What is slugged away the simple past and past participle of?
Slugged away is the simple past and past participle of slug away.

Words near slugged away in the dictionary

  1. sluggardly
  2. sluggardness
  3. sluggards
  4. sluggas
  5. slugged
  6. slugged away
  7. slugged it out
  8. slugged out
  9. slugger
  10. sluggers
  11. slugginess

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