slug 1 (sl g)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. [Perhaps from slug (from its shape).] |
| 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. [Middle English slugge, sluggard, probably of Scandinavian origin.] |
| 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. [Possibly from slug.] |
| 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. [Probably from slug.] |
slug 1
Noun
a mollusc like a snail but without a shell [probably from Old Norse]
slug 2
Noun
1. a bullet
2. Printing a line of type produced by a Linotype machine
3. Informal a mouthful of alcoholic drink, esp. spirits: he poured out a large slug of Scotch [probably from slug1 (with allusion to the shape of the animal)]
slug 3
Verb
[slugging, slugged]
Chiefly US & Canad to hit very hard
Noun
US & Canad a heavy blow [probably from slug2 (bullet)]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  slug - a projectile that is fired from a guncartridge - 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 | |
| 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 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"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 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" 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" 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" |
slug
noun see see, snails, slugs and other gastropods
Translations
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 괄태충 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 나태한, 완만한; 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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