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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slug \Slug\, v. i.
     To move slowly; to lie idle. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           To slug in sloth and sensual delight.    --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slug \Slug\, v. t.
     To make sluggish. [Obs.] --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slug \Slug\, n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful;
     cf. LG. slukk low-spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak,
     slek, a snail.]
     1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.] --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial
        pulmonate mollusks belonging to Limax and several related
        genera, in which the shell is either small and concealed
        in the mantle, or altogether wanting. They are closely
        allied to the land snails.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) Any smooth, soft larva of a sawfly or moth
        which creeps like a mollusk; as, the pear slug; rose slug.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A ship that sails slowly. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His rendezvous for his fleet, and for all slugs to
              come to, should be between Calais and Dover.
                                                    --Pepys.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. [Perhaps a different word.] An irregularly shaped piece of
        metal, used as a missile for a gun.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Print.) A thick strip of metal less than type high, and
        as long as the width of a column or a page, -- used in
        spacing out pages and to separate display lines, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Sea slug. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any nudibranch mollusk.
        (b) A holothurian.
  
     Slug caterpillar. Same as Slugworm.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slug \Slug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Slugging.]
     1. To load with a slug or slugs; as, to slug a gun.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To strike heavily. [Cant or Slang]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slug \Slug\, v. i.
     To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by
     passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the
     barrel; -- said of a bullet when fired from a gun, pistol, or
     other firearm.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slug \Slug\, n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful;
     cf. LG. slukk low-spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak,
     slek, a snail.]
     1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. --Shak.
  
     2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial
        pulmonate mollusks belonging to Limax and several related
        genera, in which the shell is either small and concealed
        in the mantle, or altogether wanting. They are closely
        allied to the land snails.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) Any smooth, soft larva of a sawfly or moth
        which creeps like a mollusk; as, the pear slug; rose slug.
  
     5. A ship that sails slowly. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
  
              His rendezvous for his fleet, and for all slugs to
              come to, should be between Calais and Dover.
                                                    --Pepys.
  
     6. [Perhaps a different word.] An irregularly shaped piece of
        metal, used as a missile for a gun.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slug \Slug\, v. i.
     To move slowly; to lie idle. [Obs.]
  
           To slug in sloth and sensual delight.    --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slug \Slug\, v. t.
     To make sluggish. [Obs.] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slug \Slug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Slugging.]
     1. To load with a slug or slugs; as, to slug a gun.
  
     2. To strike heavily. [Cant or Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slug \Slug\, v. i.
     To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by
     passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the
     barrel; -- said of a bullet when fired from a gun, pistol, or
     other firearm.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  slug
       n 1: a projectile that is fired from a gun [syn: bullet]
       2: an idle slothful person [syn: sluggard]
       3: any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated
          slimy body and no external shell
       v 1: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He
            slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: slog, swig]
       2: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat
          and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all
          morning" [syn: idle, laze, stagnate] [ant: work]
       [also: slugging, slugged]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slug
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ ζωολ en) ο γυμνοσάλιαγκας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slug
     n.
     1 Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or
  only a rudimentary) shell. (from early 18<sup>th</sup> c.)
     2 (lb en obsolete) A slow, lazy person; a sluggard. (from early
  15<sup>th</sup> c.)
     3 A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage,
  generally refers to a wikipedia:shotgun slug. (from 1620s)
     vb.
     1 To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
     2 To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal
  carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of carpool commuting and
  hitchhiking.
     3 (lb en intransitive 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.
     4 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie
  idle.
     5 (lb en transitive) To load with a slug or slugs.
     6 To make sluggish.
     n.
     (senseid en hard blow) A hard blow, usually with the fist. (from
  1830s)
     vb.
     (senseid en to hit) (lb en transitive) To hit very hard, usually with
  the fist.
     Swedish a.
     sly, cunning

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  slug
     n.
     1 Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or
  only a rudimentary) shell. (from early 18<sup>th</sup> c.)
     2 (lb en obsolete) A slow, lazy person; a sluggard. (from early
  15<sup>th</sup> c.)
     3 A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage,
  generally refers to a wikipedia:shotgun slug. (from 1620s)
     vb.
     1 To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
     2 To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal
  carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of carpool commuting and
  hitchhiking.
     3 (lb en intransitive 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.
     4 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie
  idle.
     5 (lb en transitive) To load with a slug or slugs.
     6 To make sluggish.
     n.
     (senseid en hard blow) A hard blow, usually with the fist. (from
  1830s)
     vb.
     (senseid en to hit) (lb en transitive) To hit very hard, usually with
  the fist.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  slug
     Swedish a.
     sly, cunning

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  slug
     Swedish a.
     sly, cunning

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slug
     Englanti n.
     1 (eläintiede) etana (maalla elävä ''Gastropoda''-luokan nilviäinen,
  jolla ei ole kuorta)
     2 (''aseet'') täyteinen
     3 viinaryyppy, shotti
     4 mojautus, nyrkinisku
     5 (ydinvoimalan)  polttoaine-elementti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slug
     Engelska n.
     1 slöfock, slö person
     2 bit materia formad som en cylinder, mynt, eller kula
     3 ett stycke guld, värd 50$
     4 snigel, igel
     5 (tagg fysik språk=en) en kraft- eller massenhet i pund-fot systemet
  motsvarande 32.174 pund, eller den massa som accelererar med en 1 fot
  per sekundkvadrat när 1 pund kraft verkar på massan
     6 klunk
     7 ett tungt slag, särskilt ett knytnävsslag
     Engelska vb.
     1 slå hårt med nävar eller slagträ
     2 slåss

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  slug
     a.
     1 skicklig på att nå sina mål genom att utnyttja sina gåvor och finna
  okonventionella lösningar på problem; ofta ett mått av bedräglighet
  underförstått
     2 intellektuellt begåvad

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Slug /slˈʌɡ/
  الدودة البزّاقة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  slug //slʌɡ// 
  1. куршум, сачма
  bullet
  2. жетон, фалшива монета
  counterfeit coin
  3. гол о́хлюв
  gastropod
  4. глътка
  shot of drink

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  slug /slˈʌɡ/ 
  brok

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  slug /slˈʌɡ/ 
  slimák

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  slug /slˈʌɡ/ 
  udeřit