slug
Definitions
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
Verb
- Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
- Be idle; exist in a changeless situation
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Definitions: 10
Fragments: 11
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
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