slugfests
Hard-hitting baseball games
Slugfests are prolonged, brutal fights or contests—originally boxing matches where fighters trade heavy blows rather than employing finesse.
The term extends to any intense competition: a political slugfest, a legal slugfest, a slugfest at the ballot box.
In baseball, a slugfest is a high-scoring game where both teams hit well: The game turned into a 12-9 slugfest.
Disorderly group fight
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- prizefightProfessional boxing match
- boutLimited stretch of something
punches · ring · rounds · haymaker · uppercut · jab · contender · bruiser
Armed military engagement
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- contestOrganized competitive event
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
confrontation · head-to-head · war · duel · face-off · standoff · matchup · intense
brawl
Disorderly group fight
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- prizefightProfessional boxing match
bout · punches · ring · rounds · haymaker · uppercut · jab · contender · bruiser · pugilist
battle
Armed military engagement
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- contestOrganized competitive event
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
clash · confrontation · head-to-head · war · duel · face-off · standoff · matchup · intense · brutal
debate
Formal argument on issues
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- mudslingingMalicious personal attacks
- primaryChief in importance
partisan · rhetoric · opponents · smear · negative · contentious · bitter · divisive · election · candidates
offense
Violation or umbrage
blowout · lineup · batters · extra-innings · comeback · RBIs · bullpen · scoreboard · innings · dugout
slugfestssnoozefests
Extremely dull occasions
stalemates · yawners · sleepers · non-events