slug
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slug 1
(slŭg)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 British unit of mass that accelerates at the rate of one foot per second per second when acted on by a force of one pound on the surface of the Earth.
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
(slŭg)n.
1. Any of various terrestrial gastropod mollusks having a slow-moving slimy elongated body with no shell or with a flat rudimentary shell on or under the skin, usually found in moist habitats.
2. A sea slug.
3. The smooth soft larva of certain insects, such as the sawfly.
4. A slimy mass of aggregated amoeboid cells that develops into the spore-bearing fruiting body of a cellular slime mold.
5. Informal A sluggard.
[Middle English slugge, sluggard, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
slug 3
(slŭg)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
(slŭg)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.]
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slug
(slʌɡ)n
1. (Animals) any of various terrestrial gastropod molluscs of the genera Limax, Arion, etc, in which the body is elongated and the shell is absent or very much reduced. Compare sea slug
2. (Animals) any of various other invertebrates having a soft slimy body, esp the larvae of certain sawflies
3. informal chiefly US and Canadian a slow-moving or lazy person or animal
[C15 (in the sense: a slow person or animal): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian (dialect) sluggje]
slug
(slʌɡ)n
1. (Units) an fps unit of mass; the mass that will acquire an acceleration of 1 foot per second per second when acted upon by a force of 1 pound. 1 slug is approximately equal to 32.17 pounds
2. (Metallurgy) metallurgy a metal blank from which small forgings are worked
3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a bullet or pellet larger than a pellet of buckshot
4. chiefly US and Canadian a metal token for use in slot machines, etc
5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing
a. a thick strip of type metal that is less than type-high and is used for spacing
b. a similar strip carrying a type-high letter, used as a temporary mark by compositors
c. a metal strip containing a line of characters as produced by a linecaster
6. (Brewing) a draught of a drink, esp an alcoholic one
7. (Electronics) a magnetic core that is screwed into or out of an inductance coil to adjust the tuning of a radio frequency amplifier
[C17 (bullet), C19 (printing): perhaps from slug1, with allusion to the shape of the animal]
slug
(slʌɡ)vb, slugs, slugging or slugged
1. to hit very hard and solidly, as in boxing
2. (intr) US and Canadian to plod as if through snow
3. (Commerce) (tr) informal Austral and NZ to charge (someone) an exorbitant price
4. slug it out informal to fight, compete, or struggle with fortitude
n
5. an act of slugging; heavy blow
6. (Commerce) informal Austral and NZ an exorbitant charge or price
[C19: perhaps from slug2 (bullet)]
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slug1
(slʌg)n., v. slugged, slug•ging. n.
1. any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropod mollusks having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants, and often a pest of leafy garden crops.
2. a metal disk used as a coin or token, generally counterfeit.
3. a piece of lead or other metal for firing from a gun.
4. any heavy piece of crude metal.
5. Print.
a. a thick strip of type metal less than type-high.
b. such a strip containing a type-high number or other character for temporary use.
c. a line of type in one piece, as produced by a Linotype.
6. a shot of liquor taken neat; belt.
7. Slang. a person who is lazy or slow-moving; sluggard.
8. Journalism.
a. a short phrase or title used to indicate the story content of a piece of copy.
b. the line of type carrying this information.
9. a gold coin of California, issued in 1849 and worth 50 dollars.
10. a unit of mass, of about 32.2 lb (15 kg), that is accelerated 1 ft per sec per sec by a force of 1 lb.
v.t. 11. Print. to make (corrections) by replacing entire lines of type, esp. as set by a Linotype.
12. Journalism. to furnish (copy) with a slug.
[1375–1425; < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian (dial.) sluggje heavy, slow person]
slug2
(slʌg)v. slugged, slug•ging,
n. v.t.
1. to strike hard, esp. with the fist.
2. to drive (a baseball) a great distance.
3. to fight, esp. with fists: slugged it out.
v.i. 4. to hit or be capable of hitting hard.
n. 5. a hard blow or hit, esp. with a fist or baseball bat.
[1820–30; perhaps identical with slug1]
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slug
Past participle: slugged
Gerund: slugging
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| 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, loaf, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time, loll, bum - 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
nounRelated words
adjective limacine
see snails, slugs and other gastropodsadjective limacine
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Translations
بَزَّاقَةبَزّاقَه: حَيوان من الرَّخَوِيّاتكُتْلَه مَعْدَنِيَّهيَلْطُم، يَضْرُب ويُفْقِد الوَعْي
slimákstřelaudeřitomráčit
kugleskovsneglsnegl
etanakuoreton etana
puž slinavac
siput
brekkusnigillbyssukúlakÿla, reka bylmingshögg
ナメクジ
민달팽이
gliemisiebelztiesistlode
melc
polž
snigel
ตัวทากกินใบไม้
çok sert vurmakkabuksuz sümüklü böcekkabuksuz sümüklüböcekmermi
con sên không vỏ
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slug
[slʌg]1. n (Zool) → lumaca (esp Am) (fam) (bullet) → pallottola (fam) (blow) → colpo; (large mouthful) → sorsata
a slug of whisky (fam) → un bicchierino di whisky
a slug of whisky (fam) → un bicchierino di whisky
2. vt (fam) (hit) → colpire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slug1
(slag) noun a kind of animal like a snail.
ˈsluggish adjective moving slowly; not active or alert. a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.
ˈsluggishly adverbˈsluggishness noun
slug2
(slag) noun a piece of metal, especially an irregularly shaped lump used as a bullet.
verb – past tense, past participle slugged – to strike (a person) heavily usually causing unconsciousness. The man had been slugged on the back of the neck with a heavy object.
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slug
→ بَزَّاقَة slimák snegl Nacktschnecke γυμνοσάλιαγκας babosa kuoreton etana limace puž slinavac lumacone ナメクジ 민달팽이 naaktslak snegle ślimak nagi lesma слизняк snigel ตัวทากกินใบไม้ kabuksuz sümüklüböcek con sên không vỏ 鼻涕虫Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009