slug

/slʌɡ/ · noun

Meaning

Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
A slow, lazy person; a sluggard.
A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
(of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle.
To load with a slug or slugs.
To make sluggish.
A hard blow, usually with the fist.
To hit very hard, usually with the fist.

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