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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Slug

The word "slug" in example sentences

The crawling speed of a slug may also depend on air temperature and humidity, whether or not the slug is also grazing on the tree surface while crawling, its species and size and the slope as well as the microscopic characteristics of the surface. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

This slug is then followed successively by varying quantities of Diesel Fuel, Kerosene, other intermediate products, ordinary grade Gasolene, high octane, premium and Aviation Gasolenes, each succeeding product pushing the others on ahead in the line. ❋ Unknown (1952)

In the thickest of my fight with the slugs some one said to me, Everything living has its enemy; the enemy of the slug is the toad. ❋ Unknown (1894)

And what could happen when condensation builds up on the inside of those pipes is that the velocity of the steam picks up those little droplets of water, turns them into what they refer to as a slug and it can fire that slug at 100 miles an hour against a standing part of that pipe, like an elbow or something, and it can be like a hammer punch right to the inside of that pipe. ❋ Unknown (2007)

For example, I rifle fired from a tree usually means the slug is going to impact the ground. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A slug from a 12 ga will take care of pretty much any game out there. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The slug is well exposed and there is only a sliver of brightness near the slug's tail. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

Finally a slug is unusual amongst invertebrates in having muscles which work even at very low temperatures; the slug slows down a lot in such conditions but as potato farmers will woefully tell you, the slugs can and do remain active quite a lot of the time in winter. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

On 2nd thought, the idea of dbadass being teabagged by a slug is gross! ❋ Unknown (2010)

I grew up in "slug only" country and killed lots of deer with 12 ga. foster types thru the years. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Otherwise I like the black eagle two in slug version and I am going to purchase a 28 inch barrel for it so I can get double duty out of it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You have a valid point, I have asked this of others in slug hunting forums. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Well i see the lower IQ then a banana slug is still out pitching, but its friend the UT seems to be to embarrassed that it was punked by a can of spam to continue in the debate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Secondly, the slug is much heavier than any given shot pellet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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