Meaning & Definition of Slug in English
English⟶
Slug
/sləg/
noun
1. A projectile that is fired from a gun
synonym:
- bullet,
- slug
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
synonym:
- slug
3. A counterfeit coin
synonym:
- slug
4. An idle slothful person
synonym:
- sluggard,
- slug
5. An amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- "He took a slug of hard liquor"
synonym:
- slug
6. A strip of type metal used for spacing
synonym:
- type slug,
- slug
7. Any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
synonym:
- slug
8. (boxing) a blow with the fist
- "I gave him a clout on his nose"
synonym:
- punch,
- clout,
- poke,
- lick,
- biff,
- slug
verb
1. Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
- "He slugged me so hard that i passed out"
synonym:
- slug,
- slog,
- swig
2. Be idle
- Exist in a changeless situation
- "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
- "He slugged in bed all morning"
synonym:
- idle,
- laze,
- slug,
- stagnate
Examples of using
Skive and slug.