The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SLUGGED
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What does SLUGGED mean?
SLUGGED verb- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- (of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle.
- To load with a slug or slugs.
- To make sluggish.
- To hit very hard, usually with the fist.