Slug
Word | SLUG |
Character | 4 |
Hyphenation | slug |
Pronunciations | /slʌɡ/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Slug"
What do we mean by slug?
Any of various terrestrial gastropod mollusks having a slow-moving slimy elongated body with no shell or with a flat rudimentary shell on or under the skin, usually found in moist habitats. noun
A sea slug. noun
The smooth soft larva of certain insects, such as the sawfly. noun
A slimy mass of aggregated amoeboid cells that develops into the spore-bearing fruiting body of a cellular slime mold. noun
A sluggard. noun
To wait for or obtain a ride to work by standing at a roadside hoping to be picked up by a driver who needs another passenger to use the HOV lanes of a highway. intransitive verb
A commuter who slugs. noun
A round bullet larger than buckshot. noun
A shot of liquor. noun
An amount of liquid, especially liquor, that is swallowed in one gulp; a swig. noun
A small metal disk for use in a vending or gambling machine, especially one used illegally. noun
A lump of metal or glass prepared for further processing. noun
A strip of type metal, less than type-high and thicker than a lead, used for spacing. noun
A line of cast type in a single strip of metal. noun
A compositor's type line of identifying marks or instructions, inserted temporarily in copy. noun
The British unit of mass that accelerates at the rate of one foot per second per second when acted on by a force of one pound on the surface of the Earth. noun
To add slugs to. transitive verb
To drink rapidly or in large gulps. transitive verb
Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
A slow, lazy person; a sluggard.
A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
(rarely used) the Imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors but lacks a prime mover.
(television editing) A black screen.
A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
(District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter.
The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
A hindrance, an obstruction.
A ship that sails slowly.
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