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slug

noun

1 slug

A projectile that is fired from a gun.

synonym: bullet.

Roget 591: printing; block printing, type-printing; plate printing etc. 558 (engraving); the press etc. (publication) 531; composition.    print, letterpress, ... show more

Roget 727: arm, arms; weapon, deadly weapon; armament, armaments, armature; panoply, stand of arms; armor etc. (defense) 717; armory ... show more

Dutch: kogel, geweerkogel
Polish: kulka

2 slug

A unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms.

3 slug

A counterfeit coin.

Dutch: wijngaardslak

4 slug

An idle slothful person.

synonym: sluggard.

Roget 683: inactivity; inaction etc. 681; inertness etc. 172; obstinacy etc. 606.    lull etc. (cessation) ... show more

Dutch: luiaard

5 slug

An amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped.

6 slug

A strip of type metal used for spacing.

synonym: type slug.

7 slug

Any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell.

Dutch: slak

8 slug

boxing A blow with the fist.

synonyms: biff, clout, lick, poke, punch.

Dutch: oorvijg, punch

verb

1 slug

Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat:
— He slugged me so hard that I passed out.

synonyms: slog, swig.

Roget 275: move slowly etc. adv.; creep, crawl, lag, slug, drawl, linger, loiter, saunter; plod, trudge, stump along, ... show more

Roget 681: not do, not act, not attempt; be inactive etc. 683; abstain from doing, do nothing, hold, spare; not stir, not move, not lift a finger, not lift a foot, ... show more

2 slug

Be idle; exist in a changeless situation:
— He slugged in bed all morning.

synonyms: idle, laze, stagnate.

Dutch: luieren


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