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   Slug

   /sləɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. a tough-skinned terrestrial mollusk which typically lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. It can be a serious plant pest.
   • 2. a slow, lazy person; a sluggard.
   • 3. an amount of an alcoholic drink, typically liquor, that is gulped or poured: "he took a slug of whiskey"
   • 4. an elongated, typically rounded piece of metal: "the reactor uses embedded slugs of uranium"
   • ▪ a counterfeit coin; a token.
   • ▪ a bullet, especially a lead one. North American
   • ▪ a missile for an air gun.
   • 5. a line of type in Linotype printing.
   • 6. a part of a URL which identifies a particular page on a website in a form readable by users: "writers can edit the slug that will become an article or page URL"

   verb

   • 1. drink (something, typically alcohol) in a large draft; swig: "she picked up her drink and slugged it straight back"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘sluggard’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian dialect slugg ‘large heavy body’. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th century.

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   What do slugs eat?

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   What is a slug in a garden?

   • It is about a centimetre long and quite rubbery. The creature in the picture is a slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc. It is a common garden pest that tends to hide in dark and moist areas, and consume plants’ soft tissues. Clear and clean up areas that may harbour these pests.

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3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slugSlug - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use the word slug to mean "bullet," "slimy, land-dwelling mollusk," or "super lazy person." If your mom finds you on the couch as often as she finds slugs in her garden, she'll call you a slug too.

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   slug. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Animals, Weapons, Drink, Daily life slug1 /slʌɡ/ noun [ countable] 1 a small creature with a soft body, that moves very slowly and eats garden plants 2 American English informal a bullet Perez still has a slug lodged in his left shoulder. 3 informal a small amount of a ...

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › slugSLUG | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Definition of slug noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   May 6, 2024 · slug (plural slugs) Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.] ( obsolete) A slow, lazy person; a sluggard. [from early 15th c.] A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug. [from 1620s]

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySLUG definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   May 16, 2024 · slug in American English. (slʌg ) noun. 1. any of a large number of small, gastropod mollusks, esp. the ones resembling a land snail, but having only a rudimentary internal shell buried in the mantle. 2. a smooth, soft moth (family Eucleidae) or sawfly larva, resembling a slug. 3.