Slugging

Definitions

1. A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.
   US, countable, uncountable
2. The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging.
   US, countable, uncountable
3. The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.
   countable, neologism, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The feuding for control⟳ of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks.”

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