slug

noun

  1. 1

    (boxing) a blow with the fist

    I gave him a clout on his nose

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    a projectile that is fired from a gun

  4. 4

    a strip of type metal used for spacing

  5. 5

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

    he took a slug of hard liquor

  6. 6

    an idle slothful person

  7. 7

    a counterfeit coin

  8. 8

    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

verb

  1. 1

    strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

    He slugged me so hard that I passed out

  2. 2

    be idle; exist in a changeless situation

    The old man sat and stagnated on his porch

    He slugged in bed all morning

Synonyms

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