Definition of Slug

Noun

• (boxing) a blow with the fist
  "I gave him a clout on his nose"
  punch clout poke lick biff
• any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
  
• a strip of type metal used for spacing
  - type slug
• an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
  "he took a slug of hard liquor"
  
• an idle slothful person
  sluggard
• a counterfeit coin
  
• 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 projectile that is fired from a gun
  bullet

Verb

• be idle
  exist in a changeless situation
  "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
  "He slugged in bed all morning"
  idle laze stagnate
• strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
  "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
  slog swig

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