slug

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: slug

1	n	a projectile that is fired from a gun
2	n v	any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell be idle; exist in a changeless situation
3	v n	strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat (boxing) a blow with the fist
4	n	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
5	n	an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: slug

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; dumdum, dumdum bullet
a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound; full metal jacket
a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper); rifle ball
a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape; rubber bullet
a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control

Type of:: missile, projectile
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

Type of:: type metal
an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type

Type of:: gastropod, univalve
a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

“He slugged in bed all morning”

Antonyms:: work
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; do work, work
be employed; show more antonyms...

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; moon, moon around, moon on
be idle in a listless or dreamy way; ride the bench, warm the bench
be out of the game; daydream, moon
have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time
be lazy or idle; lie about, lie around
hang around idly

“He slugged me so hard that I passed out”

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; counter, counterpunch, parry
a return punch (especially by a boxer); KO punch, Sunday punch, haymaker, knockout punch
a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing; hook
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent; jab
a quick short straight punch; rabbit punch
a short chopping blow to the back of the neck; sucker punch
an unexpected punch; roundhouse
a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing

“he took a slug of hard liquor”

Type of:: alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

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