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slug


slug - noun

  • a projectile that is fired from a gun
  • 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
  • a counterfeit coin
  • an idle slothful person
  • an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
  • a strip of type metal used for spacing
  • any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
  • (boxing) a blow with the fist

    • slug - verb

    • strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
    • be idle; exist in a changeless situation

    slug - thesaurus

    biff   bullet   clout   idle   laze   lick   poke   punch   slog   sluggard   stagnate   swig  


    View spelling list Initial consonant blends - set 3 and learn about the word slug in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Initial consonant blends.

    Scrabble score for slug

    s is 1 l is 1 u is 1 g is 2
    Scrabble score = 5

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