1. (

• bullet ,
• slug

) a projectile that is fired from a gun ;

2. (

• slug

) 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 ;

3. (

• slug

) a counterfeit coin ;

4. (

• sluggard ,
• slug

) an idle slothful person ;

5. (

• slug

) an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped; "he took a slug of hard liquor" ;

6. (

• type_slug ,
• slug ,

) a strip of type metal used for spacing ;

7. (

• slug

) any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell ;

8. (

• punch ,
• clout ,
• poke ,
• lick ,
• biff ,
• slug

) (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" ;

1. (

• slug ,
• slog ,
• swig

) strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" ;

2. (

• idle ,
• laze ,
• slug ,
• stagnate

) be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" ;