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slugs away

slugs away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 slugs away

What is slugs away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Slugs away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slug away.

Words near slugs away in the dictionary

  1. slugless
  2. sluglike
  3. slugline
  4. sluglines
  5. slugs
  6. slugs away
  7. slugs it out
  8. slugs out
  9. slugthrower
  10. slugthrowers
  11. slugworm

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