Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fight marked by an extended exchange of heavy blows.
- noun Baseball A game in which there are many hits and runs scored.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun baseball, slang A
baseball game in which manyruns are scored, especially by home runs - noun boxing, slang A
boxing match or fight marked by a heavy exchange of blows - noun sports A
game ormatch in which heavyhits are exchanged
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fight with bare fists
Etymologies
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Examples
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Linesmen: SummaryBack to topDevils win slugfest over Rangers 8-5
USATODAY.com 2008
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It's going to be a slugfest, and a slugfest from the baseline.
Williams sisters not distracted by 'family decision' talk 2008
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This web site has degenerated to an immature name calling slugfest serving no purpose.
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This web site has degenerated to an immature name calling slugfest serving no purpose.
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HBO's hit late-night boxing series features a junior welterweight title slugfest and a light heavyweight championship showdown when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: DEVON
East Side Boxing 2010
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Obama just might get burned by the senior senator because I would give the nod to John on a "slugfest" argument.
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And how is he playing this out in this kind of slugfest with Huckabee?
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If they do, it's likely to be the same kind of slugfest this one was, a game where each team traded big runs, and wasn't decided until HHS senior Anitra Anderson converted two free throws with 2.3 seconds remaining the extra period.
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Since the wild card entrant Ravens are a tough, physical, smash-mouth kind of team, Wilfork predicts a "slugfest" today.
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KNOXVILLE -- The Tennessee women's basketball team got the kind of slugfest it rarely has seen all season on Sunday night.
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