a projectile that is fired from a gun

[ Syn: bullet ]

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

a counterfeit coin

an idle slothful person

[ Syn: sluggard ]

an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped; he took a slug of hard liquor'

a strip of type metal used for spacing

[ Syn: type slug ]

any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell

(boxing) a blow with the fist; I gave him a clout on his nose

[ Syn: punch , clout , poke , lick , biff ]

strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; He slugged me so hard that I passed out

[ Syn: slog , swig ]

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 , stagnate ]