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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 slug² (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 slug¹.]

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slug ¹

Noun

a mollusc like a snail but without a shell [probably from Old Norse]

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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)]

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slug ³

Verb

[slugging, slugged]

Chiefly US & Canad to hit very hard

Noun

US & Canad a heavy blow [probably 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 see see, snails, slugs and other gastropods

Translations

slug [slʌg] n → babosa (= bullet); posta

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slug [slʌg] n → limace f (= bullet); balle f

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slug [slʌg] n → Nacktschnecke f;

(US) (inf) (bullet) → Kugel f

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slug [slʌg] n → lumaca (= bullet); pallottola