slug

/sləɡ/ nounverb
4 letters1 syllable5 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS10
NOUN
1

A strip of type metal used for spacing.

2

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.

3

(boxing) a blow with the fist.

4

A projectile that is fired from a gun.

5

An idle slothful person.

6

A counterfeit coin.

7

An amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped.

“he took a slug of hard liquor”

8

Any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell.

VERB
1

Be idle; exist in a changeless situation.

“He slugged in bed all morning”

2

Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat.

“He slugged me so hard that I passed out”

WORD FORMS
Related formsluggard
Related formslugger
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®5 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word10 points
Triple word15 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinugslay
Starts & ends withS … G
Syllablesslug
SYNONYMS & RELATED14
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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