Definition of slug

noun (n)

• a projectile that is fired from a gun (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: bullet
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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 (noun.quantity)

  source: wordnet30
• a counterfeit coin (noun.possession)

  source: wordnet30
• an idle slothful person (noun.person)

  Synonym: sluggard
  

  source: wordnet30
• an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped (noun.food)

  Example:
  He took a slug of hard liquor.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a strip of type metal used for spacing (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: type slug
  

  source: wordnet30
• any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell (noun.animal)

  source: wordnet30
• (boxing) a blow with the fist (noun.act)

  Synonym: biff, clout, lick, poke, punch
  

  source: wordnet30
• A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat (verb.contact)

  Synonym: slog, swig
  

  Example:
  He slugged me so hard that I passed out.
  

  source: wordnet30
• be idle; exist in a changeless situation (verb.social)

  Synonym: idle, laze, stagnate
  Antonym: work
  

  Example:
  He slugged in bed all morning.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To move slowly; to lie idle. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To make sluggish. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To load with a slug or slugs; as, to slug a gun. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel; -- said of a bullet when fired from a gun, pistol, or other firearm. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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