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Slugs

Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.

📖 Definitions of "Slugs"

noun
  1. 1

    Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.

  2. 2

    A slow, lazy person; a sluggard.

  3. 3

    A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.

  4. 4

    A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.

verb
  1. 1

    To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.

  2. 2

    To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.

  3. 3

    (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. 4

    To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle.

noun
  1. 1

    A hard blow, usually with the fist.

verb
  1. 1

    To hit very hard, usually with the fist.

    "He insulted my mother, so I slugged him."

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