slugged
Threw a punch
Slugged is the past tense of slug, which has two main verb senses.
To slug someone is to hit them hard with a fist or blunt object: He slugged me in the jaw.
In baseball, to slug is to hit powerfully: She slugged three home runs last season.
A slugger is a powerful hitter.
To slug something back is to drink it quickly: He slugged back his whiskey.
Successful contact or strike
clocked · decked · belted · socked · thumped · whacked · pummeled · clobbered
Drank in gulps
- gulpedSwallowed hastily
- swiggedDrank in gulps
- guzzledDrank quickly, eagerly
- downedBrought low, consumed
shot · belt · nip · pull · swig · swallow · quaffed · slammed
Nearly falling asleep
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- languidWeak and without vigor
- sleepyWanting to doze
torpid · enervated · weary · exhausted · lethargic · groggy · slow-moving · heavy
Hit clearing all bases
- dingerInformal home run
- round-tripperBaseball scoring hit
- four-baggerComplete circuit hit
- blastSudden forceful burst
moonshot · longball · tater · jack · walkoff · masher · cleanup · swing
Wide horizontal punctuation mark
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- indentText set inward
- linotypeLine-casting printing machine
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
column · justified · typesetter · compositor · letterpress · print · margin · lead
hit
Successful contact or strike
smacked · clocked · decked · belted · socked · thumped · whacked · pummeled · clobbered · battered
chugged
Drank in gulps
downed · shot · belt · nip · pull · swig · swallow · quaffed · slammed
drowsy
Nearly falling asleep
sleepy · torpid · enervated · weary · exhausted · lethargic · groggy · slow-moving · heavy · dragging
homerun
Hit clearing all bases
- dingerInformal home run
- round-tripperBaseball scoring hit
- four-baggerComplete circuit hit
blast · moonshot · longball · tater · jack · walkoff · masher · cleanup · swing · crush
em-dash
Wide horizontal punctuation mark
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- indentText set inward
- linotypeLine-casting printing machine
galley · column · justified · typesetter · compositor · letterpress · print · margin · lead · headline
- slugging awayPersevering with effort
- slugged it outFought to the finish
- slugging it outProlonged fierce combat
- Louisville SluggerPremium baseball bat brand
- slugging averageBases per at-bat ratio
- sluggish pulseAbnormally slow heart rate
sluggish, sluggishness, slugger, sluggard, slugging, sluggishly, sluggardly, sluggers