slug
/slʌɡ/noun, verb1 syllable
Slug means: (boxing) a blow with the fist.
Synonyms for slug15
noun, as in a projectile that is fired from a gun
noun, as in an idle slothful person
noun, as in a strip of type metal used for spacing
verb, as in be idle; exist in a changeless situation
verb, as in strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
What does slug mean?10
noun
(boxing) a blow with the fist“I gave him a clout on his nose”
a projectile that is fired from a gun
an idle slothful person
a strip of type metal used for spacing
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
a counterfeit coin
an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped“he took a slug of hard liquor”
any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
verb
be idle; exist in a changeless situation“The old man sat and stagnated on his porch”
strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat“He slugged me so hard that I passed out”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with slug?16
Slug in a sentence
- The boys couldn't agree who tougher, so they decided to slug it out.mccarras
- Slugs are like snails, but without the shell.arh
- Slugs, like snails, are hermaphroditic mollusks, who thus have both ovaries and testes.Miktsoanit
- I'm going to slug you in the gut.unknown
- The boy carried a slug in a box to release it in the park.carlosalberto
- He put a decent slug of spirits in his coffee.RusVictoric1993
- There was a rotting slug in the beer bottle.Miktsoanit
- Do slugs die if you put salt on them?CK
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Forms of slug
as a noun
- plural
- slugs
as a verb
- past tense
- slugged
- present participle
- slugging
- third-person singular
- slugs
- past participle
- slugged