slug
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a projectile that is fired from a gun
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Sense 2 verb
strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
He slugged me so hard that I passed out
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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
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Sense 4 verb
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
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Sense 5 noun
a counterfeit coin
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Sense 6 noun
an idle slothful person
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Sense 7 noun
an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
he took a slug of hard liquor
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Sense 8 noun
a strip of type metal used for spacing
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Sense 9 noun
any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
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Sense 10 noun
(boxing) a blow with the fist
I gave him a clout on his nose
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| 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 |