Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that slugs, as a fighter who delivers hard swinging punches.
- noun Baseball A batter who hits many extra-base hits.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who hits hard with the fists; a pugilist.
- noun A form of steam- or air-driven rock-drill which delivers powerful strokes of the drill-bar with the least cushioning effect of steam or air in the actuating cylinder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Cant or Slang One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
boxer who tends to deliver hardpunches - noun baseball a
batter who has a high percentage ofextra base hits
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches
- noun (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
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Examples
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It's your call, guess that Louisville slugger is better than a rolled up newspaper, but I'd still prefer my little Charter Arms Bulldog.
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It's your call, guess that Louisville slugger is better than a rolled up newspaper, but I'd still prefer my little Charter Arms Bulldog.
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Those who've been around Ryan Howard can tell when the Philadelphia slugger is swinging well.
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That's a sign the slumping slugger is regaining his stroke.
USATODAY.com 2007
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The San Francisco Giants slugger is five shy of eclipsing Hank Aaron's record and will be in Selig's hometown July 20-22 for a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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•Josh Gibson: Often called "the black Babe Ruth," Gibson is widely regarded as the greatest slugger from the Negro leagues in the pre-integration era.
There's trio of Oh, Gibson, Espino among home run royalty 2007
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The Giants slugger is receiving criticism from fellow players, politicians and fans who claim that his matching of Babe Ruth's career totals are illegitimate.
USATODAY.com - Bonds meets Babe Ruth, but does anyone really care? 2006
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Athletics 'slugger is batting .360 (27-for-75) with seven homers and 17 RBI in 20 games.
USATODAY.com 2005
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The slugger is so good and the Royals are so bad, he could be in the majors next season.
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Six years later, at age 26, the 6-3, 215-pound slugger from the South Side remains grounded in a belief nurtured since he first hit
USATODAY.com - Konerko rolls along without all-star respect 2002
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