slug
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a projectile that is fired from a gun
Types & categories
- projectile hypernym
- dumdum hyponym
- full metal jacket hyponym
- rifle ball hyponym
- rubber bullet hyponym
Parts & wholes
- cartridge part holonym
Sense 2 verb
strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
He slugged me so hard that I passed out
Types & categories
- hit hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
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
Types & categories
- mass unit hypernym
Sense 4 verb
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
Types & categories
- moon around hyponym
- ride the bench hyponym
- moon hyponym
- loaf hyponym
- lie about hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a counterfeit coin
Types & categories
- coin hypernym
Sense 6 noun
an idle slothful person
Types & categories
- idler hypernym
Related & opposite
- laze derivation
Sense 7 noun
an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
he took a slug of hard liquor
Types & categories
- intoxicant hypernym
Sense 8 noun
a strip of type metal used for spacing
Types & categories
- type metal hypernym
Sense 9 noun
any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
Types & categories
- gastropod hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Limacidae member holonym
Sense 10 noun
(boxing) a blow with the fist
I gave him a clout on his nose
Types & categories
- blow hypernym
- counterpunch hyponym
- knockout punch hyponym
- hook hyponym
- jab hyponym
- rabbit punch hyponym
- sucker punch hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | cartridge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | projectile |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dumdum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | full metal jacket |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rifle ball |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rubber bullet |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | punch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | batter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | slugger |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hit |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | mass unit |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | work |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | idleness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | idler |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sluggard |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | doldrums |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | moon around |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ride the bench |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | moon |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | loaf |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | lie about |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | coin |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | laze |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | idler |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | intoxicant |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | type metal |
| 9 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Limacidae |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | gastropod |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | clout |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | pound |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | punch |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | slug |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | biff |
| 10 | domain topic | Related & opposite | boxing |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | blow |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterpunch |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | knockout punch |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | hook |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | jab |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | rabbit punch |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | sucker punch |