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slug


Definition: Meaning of, slug in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / slʌɡ /

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Singular Plural
slug slugs
[countable]
  1. a small creature with a soft body, that moves very slowly and eats garden plants
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  2. American English informal a bullet
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  3. informal a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
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  4. American English informal a piece of metal shaped like a coin, used to illegally get a drink, ticket etc from a machine
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
slug slugged slugged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
slugging slugs
[transitive]
  1. slug it out if two people slug it out, they fight or compete until one of them has won
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  2. informal to hit someone hard with your closed hand [=  punch]
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  3. to hit a ball hard
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slug used in phrases

  • sea slug (noun)
    1. any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully coloured body
  • type slug (noun)
    1. a strip of type metal used for spacing
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