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SLUG
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Irregular inflected forms: slugged , slugging
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
I gave him a clout on his nose
Synonyms:
biff; clout; lick; poke; punch; slug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("slug" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Domain category:
boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slug"):
counter; counterpunch; parry (a return punch (especially by a boxer))
haymaker; knockout punch; KO punch; Sunday 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)
Derivation:
slug (strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("slug" is a kind of...):
gastropod; univalve (a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes)
Holonyms ("slug" is a member of...):
family Limacidae; Limacidae (slugs)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A projectile that is fired from a gun
Synonyms:
bullet; slug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("slug" is a kind of...):
missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slug"):
rubber bullet (a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control)
rifle ball (a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape)
full metal jacket (a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper))
dumdum; dumdum bullet (a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound)
Holonyms ("slug" is a part of...):
cartridge (ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A strip of type metal used for spacing
Synonyms:
slug; type slug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("slug" is a kind of...):
type metal (an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type)
Sense 5
Meaning:
An amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
Example:
he took a slug of hard liquor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("slug" is a kind of...):
alcohol; alcoholic beverage; alcoholic drink; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Synonyms:
slug; sluggard
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("slug" is a kind of...):
bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)
Derivation:
slug (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("slug" is a kind of...):
coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)
Sense 8
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("slug" is a kind of...):
mass unit (a unit of measurement for mass)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they slug ... he / she / it slugs
Past simple: slugged
-ing form: slugging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
Example:
He slugged me so hard that I passed out
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "slug" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to slug his opponent
Derivation:
slug ((boxing) a blow with the fist)
slugger ((baseball) a ballplayer who is batting)
slugger (a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Example:
He slugged in bed all morning
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "slug"):
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)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
slug; sluggard (an idle slothful person)
Context examples:
When threatened, the dusky Arion slug secretes an unusual glue, making itself a difficult target for predators.
(New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine, Wikinews)
They found that slight changes in these chemical bonds could alter the strength of the slug glue.
(New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine, Wikinews)
Scientists have disclosed new steps toward using natural adhesives made by the dusky Arion slug (Arion subfuscus) in medical applications such as in closing skin wounds and reducing scarring.
(New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine, Wikinews)
Scientists evaluated glue from the dusky Arion slug by focusing on the chemical bonds within the glue and the way they affect the glue's deformability.
(New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine, Wikinews)