any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
a nudibranch.
a metal disk used as a coin or token, generally counterfeit.
a piece of lead or other metal for firing from a gun.
any heavy piece of crude metal.
Printing.
a thick strip of type metal less than type-high.
such a strip containing a type-high number or other character for temporary use.
a line of type in one piece, as produced by a Linotype.
Informal. a shot of liquor taken neat; belt.
Slang. a person who is lazy or slow-moving; sluggard.
a slow-moving animal, vehicle, or the like.
Journalism.
Also called catchline. a short phrase or title used to indicate the story content of newspaper or magazine copy.
the line of type carrying this information.
Metalworking. a small piece of metal ready for processing.
a gold coin of California, privately issued in 1849 and for some time after, worth 50 dollars.
Physics. a unit of mass, equivalent to approximately 32.2 pounds (15 kilograms) and having the property that a force of one pound acting upon a mass of this unit produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second.
an irregular projection or knob on the surface of yarn, usually produced by lint or by defects in weaving.
verb (used with object),slugged,slug·ging.
Printing.
to make (corrections) by replacing entire lines of type, especially as set by a Linotype.
to check the lines of (typeset copy) against copy of the previous typesetting stage to ensure that no line has been omitted, especially before printing or plating.
Journalism. to furnish (copy) with a slug.
to interpolate pieces of metal into (a joint being welded).
Origin of slug
1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English slugge “sluggard,” from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian (dialectal) sluggje “heavy, slow person”
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One night, he pumped a slug from a .357 magnum into the chest of his bass player (who lived to sue).
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It wasn't like he was like the slug who came from nowhere exactly.
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When a slug is encouraged to slime its way down a narrow cul-de-sac, how does it beat a retreat?
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He grimaces and takes a slug of coffee to get him through the horror of the thought.
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This is actually the jacket that holds the powder and not the slug.
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And it anybody tries to slug you back, like I did just now, duck it and clobber him in another unprotected spot.
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Then again, if the day be wet, the slug works by day as well as by night.
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Slug, slug, n. a cylindrical or oval piece of metal for firing from a gun: a piece of crude metal.
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British Dictionary definitions for slug (1 of 3)
slug1
/ (slʌɡ) /
noun
any of various terrestrial gastropod molluscs of the genera Limax, Arion, etc, in which the body is elongated and the shell is absent or very much reducedCompare sea slug Related adjective: limacine
any of various other invertebrates having a soft slimy body, esp the larvae of certain sawflies
informal, mainlyUS and Canadiana slow-moving or lazy person or animal
Word Origin for slug
C15 (in the sense: a slow person or animal): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian (dialect) sluggje
British Dictionary definitions for slug (2 of 3)
slug2
/ (slʌɡ) /
noun
an fps unit of mass; the mass that will acquire an acceleration of 1 foot per second per second when acted upon by a force of 1 pound. 1 slug is approximately equal to 32.17 pounds
metallurgya metal blank from which small forgings are worked
a bullet or pellet larger than a pellet of buckshot
mainlyUS and Canadiana metal token for use in slot machines, etc
printing
a thick strip of type metal that is less than type-high and is used for spacing
a similar strip carrying a type-high letter, used as a temporary mark by compositors
a metal strip containing a line of characters as produced by a linecaster
a draught of a drink, esp an alcoholic one
a magnetic core that is screwed into or out of an inductance coil to adjust the tuning of a radio frequency amplifier
Word Origin for slug
C17 (bullet), C19 (printing): perhaps from slug1, with allusion to the shape of the animal
British Dictionary definitions for slug (3 of 3)
slug3
/ (slʌɡ) /
verbslugs, sluggingorslugged
to hit very hard and solidly, as in boxing
(intr)US and Canadianto plod as if through snow
(tr)Australian and NZinformalto charge (someone) an exorbitant price
slug it outinformalto fight, compete, or struggle with fortitude
noun
an act of slugging; heavy blow
Australian and NZinformalan exorbitant charge or price