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slugs it out

slugs it out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 slugs it out

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

Words near slugs it out in the dictionary

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

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