slug

slug ¹

 (slŭg)

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 British unit of mass that accelerates at the rate of one foot per second per second when acted on by a force of one pound on the surface of the Earth.

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

 (slŭg)

n.

1. Any of various terrestrial gastropod mollusks having a slow-moving slimy elongated body with no shell or with a flat rudimentary shell on or under the skin, usually found in moist habitats.

2. A sea slug.

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

4. A slimy mass of aggregated amoeboid cells that develops into the spore-bearing fruiting body of a cellular slime mold.

5. Informal A sluggard.

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

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slug ³

 (slŭg)

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

 (slŭg)

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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slug

(slʌɡ)

n

1. (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

2. (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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slug

(slʌɡ)

n

1. (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. (Metallurgy) metallurgy a metal blank from which small forgings are worked

3. (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. (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. (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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slug

(slʌɡ)

vb, slugs, slugging or slugged

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

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

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

4. slug it out informal to fight, compete, or struggle with fortitude

n

5. an act of slugging; heavy blow

6. (Commerce) informal Austral and NZ an exorbitant charge or price

[C19: perhaps from slug² (bullet)]

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slug¹

(slʌg)

n., v. slugged, slug•ging. n.

1. any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropod mollusks having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants, and often a pest of leafy garden crops.

2. a metal disk used as a coin or token, generally counterfeit.

3. a piece of lead or other metal for firing from a gun.

4. any heavy piece of crude metal.

5. Print.

a. a thick strip of type metal less than type-high.

b. such a strip containing a type-high number or other character for temporary use.

c. a line of type in one piece, as produced by a Linotype.

6. a shot of liquor taken neat; belt.

7. Slang. a person who is lazy or slow-moving; sluggard.

8. Journalism.

a. a short phrase or title used to indicate the story content of a piece of copy.

b. the line of type carrying this information.

9. a gold coin of California, issued in 1849 and worth 50 dollars.

10. a unit of mass, of about 32.2 lb (15 kg), that is accelerated 1 ft per sec per sec by a force of 1 lb.

v.t.

11. Print. to make (corrections) by replacing entire lines of type, esp. as set by a Linotype.

12. Journalism. to furnish (copy) with a slug.

[1375–1425; < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian (dial.) sluggje heavy, slow person]

slug²

(slʌg)

v. slugged, slug•ging,
n. v.t.

1. to strike hard, esp. with the fist.

2. to drive (a baseball) a great distance.

3. to fight, esp. with fists: slugged it out.

v.i.

4. to hit or be capable of hitting hard.

n.

5. a hard blow or hit, esp. with a fist or baseball bat.

[1820–30; perhaps identical with slug¹]

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slug

Past participle: slugged
Gerund: slugging

Imperative

slug

slug

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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, loaf, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time, loll, bum - 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

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slug ¹

noun

Informal. A small amount of liquor:

dram, drop, jigger, shot, sip, tot.

Informal: nip.

Slang: snort.

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slug ²

noun

Informal. A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:

bum, drone, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel.

Informal: do-little, do-nothing, lazybones.

Slang: slouch.

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slug ³

verb

To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:

bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.

Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk, paste.

Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.

noun

A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:

bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop.

Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk, paste.

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Translations

بَزَّاقَةبَزّاقَه: حَيوان من الرَّخَوِيّاتكُتْلَه مَعْدَنِيَّهيَلْطُم، يَضْرُب ويُفْقِد الوَعْي

slimákstřelaudeřitomráčit

kugleskovsneglsnegl

NacktschneckeniederschlagenSchneckeWegschneckeKugel

γυμνοσάλιαγκας

babosachape

etanakuoreton etana

limaceassommerballe

puž slinavac

siput

brekkusnigillbyssukúlakÿla, reka bylmingshögg

lumacapallottolapicchiarelumaconecolpire

ナメクジ

민달팽이

gliemisiebelztiesistlode

naaktslak

nakensneglslå i svimesnegle

ślimakślimak nagi

lesma

melc

слизнякбездельник

polž

snigel

ตัวทากกินใบไม้

çok sert vurmakkabuksuz sümüklü böcekkabuksuz sümüklüböcekmermi

con sên không vỏ

形状不同的金属子弹猛击蛞蝓金属小块鼻涕虫

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

slug

¹

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

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slug

²

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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slug

³ (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

(slag) noun

a kind of animal like a snail. slak بَزّاقَه: حَيوان من الرَّخَوِيّات плужек lesma slimák die Wegschnecke skovsnegl γυμνοσάλιαγκαςbabosa nälkjas ليسه etana limaceשבלול घोंघा, शम्बूक puž balavac meztelen csiga pacat brekkusnigill limaccia, lumacone なめくじ 민달팽이 šliužas gliemis lintah naakte slak nakensneglślimak nagi پشوګۍ، ماماغواګۍ، كار ګه پسكۍ (يو ډول حلزون 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

ˈsluggish adjective

moving slowly; not active or alert. a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings. traag كَسْلان، بَطيء الحَرَكَه муден mole líný; malátný träge træg; sløv νωθρός, αργοκίνητοςlento, perezoso, inactivo loid, laisk كند hidasliikkeinen mou אִיטִי आलसी, मंद, सुस्त polagan, trom lomha lambat silalegur; straumlaus pigro のろい 느린, 굼뜬 aptingęs, tingus lēns; miegains lambat traagdoven, tregtflytende, sløv niemrawy لټ، سست، ورو، غړند، بې ودې، پرځاى ولاړ 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

ˈsluggishly adverb

traag بِكَسَل، بِبُطء мудно molemente líně träge trægt; sløvt νωθρά perezosamente loiult به كندي verkkaisesti mollement בְּאִיטִיוּת मन्दता से, सुस्ती से tromo, lijeno lomhán dengan lambat silalega pigramente のろのろと 느리게, 굼뜨게 tingiai lēni; miegaini dengan lambat traagtregt, sløvt niemrawo په غړندوالی 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

ˈsluggishness noun

traagheid بُطء الحَرَكَه ленивост morosidade lenost die Trägheit træghed; sløvhed νωθρότητα, νωχέλειαpereza loidus كندي verkkaisuus mollesse אִיטִיוּת मन्दता, सुस्तीपूर्वक tromost, lijenost tétlenség; (szellemi) lomhaság kelambatan seinlæti stanchezza のろさ 느림, 굼뜸 tingumas, sąstingis lēnums; miegainums kelambatan traagheidtreghet, sløvhet ospałość لټي، سستي: غړندوالى 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

(slag) noun

a piece of metal, especially an irregularly shaped lump used as a bullet. koeël كُتْلَه مَعْدَنِيَّه сачма bala střela die Kugel kugle βλήμαbala metallitükk گلوله luoti balleקליע धातुखंड, धातुपिण्ड grumen kao naboj, zrno puskagolyó gumpalan logam byssukúla pallottola ばら弾 (공기총 등의) 산탄, 금속탄 kulka lode gumpalan logam kogelkulekula ګولی 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

verb – 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 esmurrar udeřit, omráčit niederschlagen slå hårdt χτυπώ δυνατά κπ. pegar un porrazo oimetuks peksma با مشت محكم خواباندن motata 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 neerslaanslå i svimewalnąć كلك وار (لكه په سوكانو 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

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

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