» slug

Words people most associate with “slug”:

  1. snail,
  2. slime,
  3. bug,
  4. worm,
  5. salt

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Noun (8 meanings)

1. a projectile that is fired from a gun.

bullet, slug

slug is a type of:
  • projectile, missile (noun) - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
types of slug:
  • dumdum, dumdum bullet (noun) - a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
  • full metal jacket (noun) - a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)
  • rifle ball (noun) - a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle
  • rubber bullet (noun) - a bullet made of hard rubber
slug is a part of:
  • cartridge (noun) - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet

2. 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.

slug

slug is a type of:
  • mass unit (noun) - a unit of measurement for mass

3. a counterfeit coin.

slug

slug is a type of:
  • coin (noun) - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

4. an idle slothful person.

sluggard, slug

slug is a type of:
slug is derivationally related to:

5. an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped.

slug

Example:
  • “he took a slug of hard liquor”
slug is a type of:

6. a strip of type metal used for spacing.

type slug, slug

slug is a type of:
  • type metal (noun) - an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type

7. any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell.

slug

slug is a type of:
  • gastropod, univalve (noun) - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
slug is a member of:

8. (boxing) a blow with the fist.

punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug

Example:
  • “I gave him a clout on his nose”
slug is a type of:
  • blow (noun) - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
types of slug:
slug is derivationally related to:
  • to clout (verb) - strike hard, especially with the fist
  • to pummel, pommel, biff (verb) - strike, usually with the fist
  • to punch, plug (verb) - deliver a quick blow to
  • to slug, slog, swig (verb) - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
  • to thump, pound, poke (verb) - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
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Verb (2 meanings)

1. strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat.

to slug, slog, swig

Example:
  • “He slugged me so hard that I passed out”
to slug is a way to:
  • to hit (verb) - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
to slug is derivationally related to:

2. be idle; exist in a changeless situation.

to idle, laze, slug, stagnate

Examples:
  • “The old man sat and stagnated on his porch”,
  • “He slugged in bed all morning”
to slug is the opposite of:
  • to work (verb) - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
ways to slug:
to slug is derivationally related to: