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slugging it out

slugging it out is the present participle and gerund 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 slugging it out

What is slugging it out the present participle and gerund of?
Slugging it out is the present participle and gerund of slug it out.

Words near slugging it out in the dictionary

  1. slugginess
  2. slugging
  3. slugging average
  4. slugging averages
  5. slugging away
  6. slugging it out
  7. slugging out
  8. slugging percentage
  9. slugging percentages
  10. sluggings
  11. sluggish

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