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slug

noun(slug)

a strip of type metal used for spacing

Synonyms: type slug,

slug

verb(slug)

be idle; exist in a changeless situation

Synonyms: idle, laze, stagnate,

Examples:

He slugged in bed all morning.

slug

noun(slug)

(boxing) a blow with the fist

Synonyms: biff, clout, lick, poke, punch,

slug

noun(slug)

a projectile that is fired from a gun

Synonyms: bullet,

slug

verb(slug)

strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

Synonyms: slog, swig,

Examples:

He slugged me so hard that I passed out.

slug

noun(slug)

an idle slothful person

Synonyms: sluggard,

slug

noun(slug)

a counterfeit coin

slug

noun(slug)

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

Examples:

He took a slug of hard liquor.

slug

noun(slug)

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

slug

noun(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

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