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Meaning
Noun
●
In Gastropods:
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.
●
In Mass media:
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.
●
In Physics:
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.
●
In Rail transportation:
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
, being
powered
by
electricity
from the
mother
locomotive
, and may or may not have a control cab.
●
A
black
screen.
●
In Typography & Violence:
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.
●
In Regional English & Violence:
A
stranger
picked up
as a
passenger
to
enable
legal
use of
high occupancy vehicle
lanes.
●
In American English, DC English & Violence:
A
hitchhiking
commuter.
●
In Web design:
The last part of a
clean
URL, the
displayed
resource
name
,
similar
to a filename.
●
A
hindrance
, an obstruction.
●
A
ship
that
sails
slowly.
●
A
hard
blow
, usually with the fist.
Verb
●
To
drink
quickly
; to
gulp
; to down.
●
To
take part
in
casual
carpooling
; to form
ad
hoc
,
informal
carpools
for
commuting
,
essentially
a
variation
of ride-share
commuting
and hitchhiking.
●
To become
reduced
in
diameter
, or
changed
in shape
, by
passing
from a
larger
to a
smaller
part of the
bore
of the barrel.
●
To
move slowly
or
sluggishly
; to
lie
idle.
●
To
load
with a
slug
or
slug
s.
●
To make sluggish.
●
To
hit
very
hard
, usually with the fist.
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Synonyms
Geepound
Punch
Mouthful
Dram
Drink
Bullet
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Rat
Toad
Cockroach
Hippo
Rodent
Pellet
Turd
Wasp
Barrel
Hammer
Blob
Slurry
Tube
Liquid
Harpoon
Snail
Hose
Rhino
Droplet
Dart
Pipe
Caterpillar
Critter
Blade
Sponge
Jellyfish
Duke
Cylinder
Hole
Moth
Fluid
Tank
Mosquito
Stream
Tadpole
Needle
Monster
Pump
Scorpion
Plunger
Rod
Claw
Turtle
Reservoir
Nozzle
Bird
Goose
Whip
Cannonball
Sawblade
Syringe
Ball
Shell
Spit Wad
Gummy Worm
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Rhymes
Mug
Fug
Lug
Tug
Hug
Pug
Wug
Bug
Rug
Jug
Dug
Smug
Trug
Doug
Snug
Glug
Plug
Drug
Slug
Thug
Chug
Shrug
Unplug
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