slug

nouns

a projectile that is fired from a gun

bullet, slug

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

slug

is a type of (narrower)

a unit of measurement for mass

a counterfeit coin

slug

is a type of (narrower)

a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

an idle slothful person

slug, sluggard

an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped

"he took a slug of hard liquor"

slug

is a type of (narrower)

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

"alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

a strip of type metal used for spacing

slug, type slug

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

slug

is a member of

slugs

is a type of (narrower)

a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

(boxing) a blow with the fist

"I gave him a clout on his nose"

biff, clout, lick, poke, punch, slug

strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

"He slugged me so hard that I passed out"

slog, slug, swig

is derived from

is derived from

be idle; exist in a changeless situation

"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

idle, laze, slug, stagnate

is derived from