Noun
- 1. bullet, slug, projectile, missile
- usage: a projectile that is fired from a gun
- 2. slug, mass unit
- usage: 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
- 3. slug, coin
- usage: a counterfeit coin
- 4. sluggard, slug, idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
- usage: an idle slothful person
- 5. slug, alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant
- usage: an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped; "he took a slug of hard liquor"
- 6. type slug, slug, type metal
- usage: a strip of type metal used for spacing
- 7. slug, gastropod, univalve
- usage: any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- 8. punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug, blow
- usage: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
Verb
- 1. slug, slog, swig, hit
- usage: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
- 2. idle, laze, slug, stagnate
- usage: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
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