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slugged it out

slugged it out is the simple past and past participle of slug it out.

Meaning of slug it out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To have an intense argument or fight until one side prevails.
    • For once I'd met a man which was willing and able to stand up and slug it out with me.1932, Robert E. Howard, Vikings of the Gloves

Questions about slugged it out

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

Words near slugged it out in the dictionary

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

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