Slug Meaning and Definition

Word: Slug

How to pronounce: slʌg

Noun

Definitions:

1. A tough-skinned terrestrial mollusk which typically lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. It can be a serious plant pest.

Example sentences: "Slugs and snails are mainly nocturnal, and the sun's heat can be fatal to slugs and to all mollusc eggs, so cultivate the soil thoroughly to bring them to the surface."

2. A slow, lazy person; a sluggard.

Example sentences: "If there's somebody sitting around saying, you know, I'm just a lazy slug, my first question is, ‘are you?’"

3. An amount of an alcoholic drink, typically liquor, that is gulped or poured.

Example sentences: "He took a slug of whiskey"

4. An elongated, typically rounded piece of metal.

Example sentences: "The reactor uses embedded slugs of uranium"

5. A line of type in Linotype printing.

Example sentences: "Monotype machines cast single sorts; it was Linotypes that cast slugs."

6. A part of a URL which identifies a particular page on a website in a form readable by users.

Example sentences: "Writers can edit the slug that will become an article or page URL"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Drink (something, typically alcohol) in a large draft; swig.

Example sentences: "She picked up her drink and slugged it straight back"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Strike (someone) with a hard blow.

Noun

Definitions:

1. A hard blow.

Synonyms:

larva

shot

bullet

gulp

swig

sip

drink

hit

snail

sluggard

swallow

strike

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Slug in Other Languages...

Spanish: Babosa

German: Schnecke

French: Limace

Italian: Lumaca

Turkish: Sümüklü