slug
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/slΚΙ‘/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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.
verb
- 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.
noun
- A hard blow, usually with the fist.
verb
- To hit very hard, usually with the fist.βHe insulted my mother, so I slugged him.β