slug

slug
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[[t]slʌg[/t]]
n. v. slugged, slug•ging
1) ivt any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropod mollusks having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants, and often a pest of leafy garden crops
2) a metal disk used as a coin or token, generally counterfeit
3) a piece of lead or other metal for firing from a gun
4) mel any heavy piece of crude metal
5) pri Print.
a) a thick strip of type metal less than type-high
b) such a strip containing a type-high number or other character for temporary use
c) a line of type in one piece, as produced by a Linotype
6) inf a shot of liquor taken neat; belt
7) cvb sts Slang. a person who is lazy or slow-moving; sluggard
8) jou Journalism.
a) jou a short phrase or title used to indicate the story content of a piece of copy
b) the line of type carrying this information
9) num a gold coin of California, issued in 1849 and worth 50 dollars
10) phs a unit of mass, of about 32.2 lb (15 kg), that is accelerated 1 ft per sec per sec by a force of 1 lb
11) Print.
pri to make (corrections) by replacing entire lines of type, esp. as set by a Linotype
12) jou Journalism. to furnish (copy) with a slug
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Etymology: 1375–1425; < Scand; cf. Norw (dial.) sluggje heavy, slow person II
slug
[[t]slʌg[/t]] v. slugged, slug•ging, n.
1) to strike hard, esp. with the fist
2) spo to drive (a baseball) a great distance
3) to fight, esp. with fists:
slugged it out[/ex]
4) to hit or be capable of hitting hard
5) spo a hard blow or hit, esp. with a fist or baseball bat
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Etymology: 1820–30; perh. identical with slug I

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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Synonyms:
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  • slug — slug; slug·fest; slug·gard·ly; slug·gard·ness; slug·gish; slug·gish·ly; slug·gish·ness; slug·horn; slug·wood; slug·abed; slug·gard; slug·ger; slug·ging; …   English syllables

  • slug — slug1 [slug] n. [ME slugge, slow, clumsy person or thing < Scand, as in Swed dial. slogga, to be sluggish < IE base * (s)leu , to hang loosely, lax > SLUDGE] 1. any of a large number of small, gastropod mollusks, esp. the ones resembling …   English World dictionary

  • Slug — Slug, n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful; cf. LG. slukk low spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak, slek, a snail.] 1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.] Bacon.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slug — Slug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slugging}.] 1. To load with a slug or slugs; as, to slug a gun. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike heavily. [Cant or Slang] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slug — Slug, v. i. To move slowly; to lie idle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To slug in sloth and sensual delight. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slug — steht für: eine Maßeinheit des Angloamerikanischen Maßsystems die NSLU2, ein NAS Gerät von Linksys motorloses Triebfahrzeug deren elektrische Fahrmotoren durch eine andere Lokomotive mit Energie versorgt werden, siehe Slug (Schienenfahrzeug) ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • slug — Ⅰ. slug [1] ► NOUN 1) a tough skinned terrestrial mollusc which lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. 2) an amount of alcoholic liquor that is gulped or poured. 3) a bullet. ► VERB (slugged, slugging) …   English terms dictionary

  • Slug — Slug, v. t. To make sluggish. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slug — Slug, v. i. To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel; said of a bullet when fired from a gun, pistol, or other firearm. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slug — es la masa a la cual una fuerza de una libra fuerza (lbf) le imprime una aceleración de 1 ft/s². Esta unidad se utiliza para medir la masa, cuando la fuerza se mide en libras fuerza. 1 slug es aproximadamente igual a: ● 14,593902 kilogramos …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Slug — Slug. См. Вырубка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

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