Slug - Definition
slug
n 1: a projectile that is fired from a gun [syn: bullet,
slug]
2: 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
3: a counterfeit coin
4: an idle slothful person [syn: sluggard, slug]
5: an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is
poured or gulped; "he took a slug of hard liquor"
6: a strip of type metal used for spacing [syn: type slug,
slug]
7: any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated
slimy body and no external shell
8: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his
nose" [syn: punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug]
v 1: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He
slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: slug, slog,
swig]
2: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat
and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
[syn: idle, laze, slug, stagnate] [ant: work]