| NOUN | artifact | slug, bullet | a projectile that is fired from a gun |
|---|---|---|---|
| quantity | 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 | |
| possession | slug | a counterfeit coin | |
| person | slug, sluggard | an idle slothful person | |
| food | slug | an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped | |
| artifact | slug, type slug | a strip of type metal used for spacing | |
| animal | slug | any of various terrestrial / terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell | |
| act | slug, punch, clout, poke, lick, biff | (boxing) a blow with the fist | |
| VERB | contact | slug, slog, swig | strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat |
| social | slug, idle, laze, stagnate | be idle |
| Sounds | slah'g | |
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| Rhymes | bedbug ... Winnipeg: 26 rhymes with ahg... | |
| Meaning | A projectile that is fired from a gun. | |
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| Synonym | bullet | |
| Part of | cartridge | ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet |
| Narrower | dumdum, dumdum bullet | A soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound |
| full metal jacket | A lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) | |
| rifle ball | A bullet designed to be fired from a rifle | |
| rubber bullet | A bullet made of hard rubber | |
| Broader | projectile, missile | A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
| Spanish | bala, proyectil | |
| Catalan | bala | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Broader | mass unit | A unit of measurement for mass |
| Meaning | A counterfeit coin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | coin | A flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money |
| Meaning | An idle slothful person. | |
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| Synonym | sluggard | |
| Broader | idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum | person who does no work |
| Spanish | haragán, holgazán, perezoso, vago | |
| Catalan | dropo, gandul, malfeiner, mandrós, peresós | |
| Verbs | slug | be idle |
| Meaning | An amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped. | |
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| Example | "he took a slug of hard liquor" | |
| Broader | alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant | A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent |
| Meaning | A strip of type metal used for spacing. | |
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| Synonym | type slug | |
| Broader | type metal | An alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type |
| Meaning | Any of various terrestrial / terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Limacidae, family Limacidae | slugs |
| Broader | gastropod, univalve | A class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes |
| Spanish | babosa, limaco, limaza | |
| Catalan | llimac | |
| Adjectives | limacine, limacoid | of or resembling a slug |
| Meaning | (boxing) a blow with the fist. | |
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| Synonyms | punch, clout, poke, lick, biff | |
| Category | boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists |
| Narrower | counterpunch, parry, counter | A return punch (especially by a boxer) |
| haymaker, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch | A hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing | |
| hook | A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent | |
| jab | A quick short straight punch | |
| rabbit punch | A short chopping blow to the back of the neck | |
| sucker punch | An unexpected punch | |
| Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
| Spanish | bofetada, gancho, paliza, pinchazo, punch, puñetazo, puñete, tortazo | |
| Catalan | clatellot, mastegot, punyada | |
| Verbs | slug | strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat |
| Meaning | strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to slug his opponent | |
| Example | "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" | |
| Synonyms | slog, swig | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | currar, liarse a puñetazos | |
| Nouns | slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist |
| slugger | (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting | |
| slugger | a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches | |
| Meaning | Be idle; exist in a changeless situation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "He slugged in bed all morning" | |
| Synonyms | idle, laze, stagnate | |
| Narrower | bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about | Be lazy or idle |
| daydream, moon | Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake | |
| lie about, lie around | hang around idly | |
| moon, moon around, moon on | Be idle in a listless or dreamy way | |
| ride the bench, warm the bench | Be out of the game / game / game | |
| Opposite | work | Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
| Spanish | gandulear, haraganear, holgazanear | |
| Catalan | gandulejar, mandrejar | |
| Nouns | sluggard, slug | an idle slothful person |
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