Slug - English meaning

noun

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

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Slugs and snails are mainly nocturnal, and the sun's heat can be fatal to slugs and to all mollusc …

noun

A slow, lazy person.

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If there's somebody sitting around saying, you know, i'm just a lazy slug, my first question is, ‘a…

noun

An amount of alcoholic drink that is gulped or poured.

Usage examples:

He took a slug of whisky

noun

An elongated, typically rounded piece of metal.

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The reactor uses embedded slugs of uranium

noun

A line of type in linotype printing.

Usage examples:

Monotype machines cast single sorts; it was linotypes that cast slugs.

noun

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

Usage examples:

Writers can edit the slug that will become an article or page url

verb

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

Usage examples:

She picked up her drink and slugged it straight back

verb

Strike (someone) with a hard blow.

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He was the one who'd get slugged

noun

A hard blow.

Usage examples:

Adam frowned and gave him a hard slug in the shoulder.

verb

A projectile that is fired from a gun

noun

A small animal with a soft body like a snail without a shell

Usage examples:

I suppose you think i’m a slug for not helping., she took a huge slug of very cold water., the new …