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noun
1.
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
2.
a nudibranch.
3.
a metal disk used as a coin or token, generally counterfeit.
4.
a piece of lead or other metal for firing from a gun.
5.
EXPANDany heavy piece of crude metal.
6.
Printing.
a.
a thick strip of type metal less than type-high.
b.
such a strip containing a type-high number or other character for temporary use.
c.
a line of type in one piece, as produced by a Linotype.
7.
Informal. a shot of liquor taken neat; belt.
8.
Slang. a person who is lazy or slow-moving; sluggard.
9.
a slow-moving animal, vehicle, or the like.
10.
Journalism.
a.
Also called catchline. a short phrase or title used to indicate the story content of newspaper or magazine copy.
b.
the line of type carrying this information.
11.
Metalworking. a small piece of metal ready for processing.
12.
a gold coin of California, privately issued in 1849 and for some time after, worth 50 dollars.
13.
Physics. a unit of mass, equivalent to approximately 32.2 pounds (15 kg) and having the property that a force of one pound acting upon a mass of this unit produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second.
14.
COLLAPSEan irregular projection or knob on the surface of yarn, usually produced by lint or by defects in weaving.
verb (used with object)
15.
Printing.
a.
to make (corrections) by replacing entire lines of type, especially as set by a Linotype.
b.
to check the lines of (typeset copy) against copy of the previous typesetting stage to ensure that no line has been omitted, especially before printing or plating.
16.
Journalism. to furnish (copy) with a slug.
17.
to interpolate pieces of metal into (a joint being welded).
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English slugge sluggard < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian (dial.) sluggje heavy, slow person
1375–1425; late Middle English slugge sluggard < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian (dial.) sluggje heavy, slow person
Related forms
slug·like, adjective
Example Sentences
- They crawl through the slug in search of infectious bacteria.
- The rest of the world will probably value your determination to slug through years of both work.
- Converting the new debt could also slam confidence without raising a big enough slug of equity capital to restore.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to strike heavily; hit hard, especially with the fist.
2.
to hit or drive (a baseball) very hard or a great distance.
verb (used without object)
3.
to hit or be capable of hitting hard.
4.
to trudge, fight, or push onward, as against obstacles or through mud or snow: The infantry slugged up the hill and dug in.
noun
Idiom5.
a hard blow or hit, especially with a fist or baseball bat.
6.
slug it out,
a.
to fight, especially with fists, until a decisive victory has been achieved.
b.
to succeed or survive by constant and intense struggle.
Origin:
1820–30; orig. in phrase hit with a slug; see slug1
1820–30; orig. in phrase hit with a slug; see slug1
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| slug1 (slʌɡ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare sea slug any of various terrestrial gastropod molluscs of the genera Limax, Arion, etc, in which the body is elongated and the shell is absent or very much reducedRelated: limacine |
| 2. | any of various other invertebrates having a soft slimy body, esp the larvae of certain sawflies |
| 3. | informal chiefly (US), (Canadian) a slow-moving or lazy person or animal |
| Related: limacine | |
| [C15 (in the sense: a slow person or animal): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian (dialect) sluggje] | |
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Word Origin & History
slug
"shell-less land snail," 1704, originally "lazy person" (1408); related to sluggard.
EXPANDslug
"lead bit," 1622, perhaps a special use of slug (1) with reference to its shape. Meaning "token or counterfeit coin" first recorded 1881; meaning "strong drink" first recorded 1756, perhaps from slang fire a slug "take a drink," though it also may be related to Ir. slog "swallow."
slug
"a hard blow," 1830, dialectal, perhaps related to slaughter, slay, etc. The verb is recorded from 1862. Slugger first recorded 1877; slugfest is from 1916.
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