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slug ¹  (slg)

n.

1. A round bullet larger than buckshot.

2. Informal

a. A shot of liquor.

b. An amount of liquid, especially liquor, that is swallowed in one gulp; a swig.

3. A small metal disk for use in a vending or gambling machine, especially one used illegally.

4. A lump of metal or glass prepared for further processing.

5. Printing

a. A strip of type metal, less than type-high and thicker than a lead, used for spacing.

b. A line of cast type in a single strip of metal.

c. A compositor's type line of identifying marks or instructions, inserted temporarily in copy.

6. Physics The unit of mass that is accelerated at the rate of one foot per second per second when acted on by a force of one pound weight.

tr.v. slugged, slug·ging, slugs

1. Printing To add slugs to.

2. Informal To drink rapidly or in large gulps: slugged down a can of pop.

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[Perhaps from slug (from its shape).]

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slug ²  (slg)

n.

1. Any of various small, snaillike, chiefly terrestrial gastropod mollusks of the genus Limax and related genera, having a slow-moving elongated body with no shell or only a flat rudimentary shell on or under the skin.

2. The smooth soft larva of certain insects, such as the sawfly.

3. A slimy mass of aggregated amoeboid cells from which the sporophore of a cellular slime mold develops.

4. Informal A sluggard.

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[Middle English slugge, sluggard, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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slug ³  (slg)

tr.v. slugged, slug·ging, slugs

To strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat.

n.

A hard heavy blow, as with the fist or a baseball bat.

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[Possibly from slug.]

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slug ⁴  (slg)

intr.v. slugged, slug·ging, slugs

To wait for or obtain a ride to work by standing at a roadside hoping to be picked up by a driver who needs another passenger to use the HOV lanes of a highway.

n.

A commuter who slugs.

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[Probably from slug.]

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slug¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various terrestrial gastropod molluscs of the genera Limax, Arion, etc., in which the body is elongated and the shell is absent or very much reduced Compare sea slug Related adj limacine

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other invertebrates having a soft slimy body, esp the larvae of certain sawflies

3. Informal chiefly US and Canadian a slow-moving or lazy person or animal

[C15 (in the sense: a slow person or animal): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian (dialect) sluggje]

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slug²

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an fps unit of mass; the mass that will acquire an acceleration of 1 foot per second per second when acted upon by a force of 1 pound. 1 slug is approximately equal to 32.17 pounds

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy a metal blank from which small forgings are worked

3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a bullet or pellet larger than a pellet of buckshot

4. Chiefly US and Canadian a metal token for use in slot machines, etc.

5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing

a.  a thick strip of type metal that is less than type-high and is used for spacing

b.  a similar strip carrying a type-high letter, used as a temporary mark by compositors

c.  a metal strip containing a line of characters as produced by a linecaster

6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a draught of a drink, esp an alcoholic one

7. (Electronics) a magnetic core that is screwed into or out of an inductance coil to adjust the tuning of a radio frequency amplifier

[C17 (bullet), C19 (printing): perhaps from slug¹, with allusion to the shape of the animal]

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slug³

vb slugs, slugging, slugged

1. to hit very hard and solidly, as in boxing

2. (intr) US and Canadian to plod as if through snow

3. (Business / Commerce) (tr) Austral and NZ informal to charge (someone) an exorbitant price

slug it out Informal to fight, compete, or struggle with fortitude

n

1. an act of slugging; heavy blow

2. (Business / Commerce) Austral and NZ informal an exorbitant charge or price

[perhaps from slug² (bullet)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slug - a projectile that is fired from a gun bullet cartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun dumdum, dumdum bullet - a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound full metal jacket - a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) projectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled rifle ball - a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape rubber bullet - a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control
	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 mass unit - a unit of measurement for mass
	3.	slug - a counterfeit coin coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
	4.	slug - an idle slothful person sluggard do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
	5.	slug - an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped; "he took a slug of hard liquor" alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
	6.	slug - a strip of type metal used for spacing type slug type metal - an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type
	7.	slug - any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell gastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes family Limacidae, Limacidae - slugs
	8.	slug - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" biff, punch, lick, clout, poke counterpunch, parry, counter - a return punch (especially by a boxer) knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch, haymaker - a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing hook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent jab - a quick short straight punch rabbit punch - a short chopping blow to the back of the neck sucker punch - an unexpected punch boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	slug - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" swig, slog hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	2.	slug - be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" laze, idle, stagnate moon around, moon on, moon - be idle in a listless or dreamy way ride the bench, warm the bench - be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game" moon, daydream - have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming" bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time, arse about, arse around, bum, loll - be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" lie about, lie around - hang around idly; "She did all the work while he lay around"

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slug noun

Related words
adjective limacine

see snails, slugs and other gastropods

Translations

slug [slʌg]

A. N

1. (Zool) → babosa f

2. (= bullet) → posta f

3. (= blow) → porrazo m; (with fist) → puñetazo m
a slug of whisky → un trago de whisk(e)y

B. VT → pegar, aporrear

slug out VT + ADV to slug it out (with sb) (= fight) → pegarse(con algn), aporrearse(con algn); (= end argument) → resolver un asunto con los puños(con algn)

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slug [ˈslʌg] n

(= creature) → limace f

(= bullet) → balle f

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slug¹

n → Nacktschnecke f; slugs and snails → Schnecken pl → (mit und ohne Gehäuse)

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slug²

n

(= bullet) → Kugel f

(Typ, = piece of metal) → Reglette f; (= line) → (Setzmaschinen)zeile f

(inf) a slug of whisky → ein Schluck m → Whisky

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slug³ (inf: = hit)

vt → (eine) knallen (+dat) (inf)

n → gehöriger or tüchtiger Schlag (inf); to give somebody a slug → jdm eine knallen (inf)

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slug [slʌg]

1. n (Zool) → lumaca (esp Am) (fam) (bullet) → pallottola (fam) (blow) → colpo; (large mouthful) → sorsata
a slug of whisky (fam) → un bicchierino di whisky

2. vt (fam) (hit) → colpire

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slug¹

n slug [slag]

a kind of animal like a snail. slak بَزّاقَه: حَيوان من الرَّخَوِيّات плужек slimák skovsnegl die Wegschnecke γυμνοσάλιαγκας babosa nälkjas ليسه etana limace שַבּלוּל घोंघा, शम्बूक puž balavac meztelen csiga pacat brekkusnigill limaccia, lumacone なめくじ 민달팽이 šliužas gliemis lintah naakte slak nakensnegl ślimak nagi lesma limax, melc слизняк slimák polž puž golać snigel ทากจำพวก Stylommatophora ไม่มีกระดองและกินใบไม้ kabuksuz sümüklü böcek 蛞蝓 слимак بے سیپ کا صدفہ یا رخوہ con sên 蛞蝓

adj sluggish

moving slowly; not active or alert a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings. traag كَسْلان، بَطيء الحَرَكَه муден líný; malátný træg; sløv träge νωθρός, αργοκίνητος lento, perezoso, inactivo loid, laisk كند verkkainen mou אִיטִי आलसी, मंद, सुस्त polagan, trom lomha lambat silalegur; straumlaus pigro のろい 느린, 굼뜬 aptingęs, tingus lēns; miegains lambat traag doven, tregtflytende, sløv niemrawy mole leneş; apatic медленный; вялый lenivý, pomalý počasen; medel usporen långsam, trög เฉื่อย tembel 緩慢的 млявий; повільний دھیما، کاہل chậm chạp 缓慢的

adv sluggishly

traag بِكَسَل، بِبُطء мудно líně trægt; sløvt träge νωθρά perezosamente loiult به كندي verkkaisesti mollement בְּאִיטִיוּת मन्दता से, सुस्ती से tromo, lijeno lomhán dengan lambat silalega pigramente のろのろと 완만하게 tingiai lēni; miegaini dengan lambat traag tregt, sløvt niemrawo molemente încet, lent; cu apatie лениво, вяло lenivo medlo usporeno långsamt, trögt อย่างเฉื่อยชา tembel tembel 緩慢地 мляво; повільно الکساہٹ سے chậm chạp 缓慢地

n sluggishness

traagheid بُطء الحَرَكَه ленивост lenost træghed; sløvhed die Trägheit νωθρότητα, νωχέλεια pereza loidus كندي velttous mollesse אִיטִיוּת मन्दता, सुस्तीपूर्वक tromost, lijenost tétlenség; (szellemi) lomhaság kelambatan seinlæti stanchezza のろさ 완만함 tingumas, sąstingis lēnums; miegainums kelambatan traagheid treghet, sløvhet ospałość morosidade lene; apatie леность, вялость lenivosť medlost usporenost långsamhet, tröghet ความเฉื่อยชา tembellik 緩慢 млявість; повільність الکساہٹ sự chậm chạp 缓慢

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slug²

n slug [slag]

a piece of metal, especially an irregularly shaped lump used as a bullet. koeël كُتْلَه مَعْدَنِيَّه сачма střela kugle die Kugel βλήμα bala metallitükk گلوله luoti balle קָלִיע धातुखंड, धातुपिण्ड grumen kao naboj, zrno puskagolyó gumpalan logam byssukúla pallottola ばら弾 (공기총 등의) 산탄, 금속탄 kulka lode gumpalan logam kogel kule kula bala glonţ пуля strela, guľka krogla metak kula กระสุน mermi 形狀不同的金屬子彈, 金屬小塊 куля ہوائی بندوق سے چھوڑا جانے والا خدنگا یا قذیفہ viên đạn nhỏ 形状不同的金属子弹, 金属小块

v – past tense, past participle slugged –

to strike (a person) heavily usually causing unconsciousness The man had been slugged on the back of the neck with a heavy object. slaan, bykom, moker يَلْطُم، يَضْرُب ويُفْقِد الوَعْي удрям с юмрук udeřit, omráčit slå hårdt niederschlagen χτυπώ δυνατά κπ. pegar un porrazo oimetuks peksma با مشت محكم خواباندن assommer לְהַכּוֹת प्रहार करना udariti, lupiti leüt memukul kÿla, reka bylmingshögg accoppare 強打する (사람을 보통 정신을 잃도록) 후려 갈기다 smogti iebelzt; iesist memukul neerslaan slå i svime walnąć esmurrar a omorî, a ucide (cu o lovitură violentă) сильно ударить udrieť mahniti jako udariti dänga (drämma) till ตีอย่างแรง çok sert vurmak 猛擊 сильно побити زور کی چوٹ لگانا đánh mạnh 猛击

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slug → يرقانة slimák snegl Nacktschnecke γυμνοσάλιαγκας babosa kuoreton etana limace puž slinavac lumacone ナメクジ 민달팽이 naaktslak snegle kulka lesma слизняк snigel ตัวทากกินใบไม้ kabuksuz sümüklüböcek con sên không vỏ 鼻涕虫