English noun: slug |
1. | slug (artifact) a projectile that is fired from a gun |
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| Synonyms | bullet |
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| Broader (hypernym) | missile, projectile |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dumdum, dumdum bullet, full metal jacket, rifle ball, rubber bullet |
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| Part meronym | cartridge |
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2. | slug (quantity) 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 |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mass unit |
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3. | slug (possession) a counterfeit coin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | coin |
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4. | slug (person) an idle slothful person |
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| Synonyms | sluggard |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer |
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5. | slug (food) an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped |
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| Samples | He took a slug of hard liquor.
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| Broader (hypernym) | alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant |
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6. | slug (artifact) a strip of type metal used for spacing |
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| Synonyms | type slug |
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| Broader (hypernym) | type metal |
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7. | slug (animal) any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gastropod, univalve |
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| Member meronym | family Limacidae, Limacidae |
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8. | slug (act) (boxing) a blow with the fist |
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| Samples | I gave him a clout on his nose.
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| Synonyms | biff, clout, lick, poke, punch |
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| Broader (hypernym) | blow |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | counter, counterpunch, haymaker, hook, jab, knockout punch, KO punch, parry, rabbit punch, sucker punch, Sunday punch |
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| Domain category | boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism |
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English verb: slug |
1. | slug (contact) strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat |
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| Samples | He slugged me so hard that I passed out.
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| Examples | The fighter managed to slug his opponent |
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| Synonyms | slog, swig |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hit |
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2. | slug (social) be idle; exist in a changeless situation |
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| Samples | The old man sat and stagnated on his porch. He slugged in bed all morning.
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| Synonyms | idle, laze, stagnate |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, daydream, frig around, fuck off, lie about, lie around, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, moon, moon, moon around, moon on, ride the bench, warm the bench, waste one's time |
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| Antonyms | work |
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