slug
noun
- common name for a type of gastropod
- unit of mass
- object used falsely as a coin
verb
- hit heavily
- shoot
- swallow in a single shot
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /slʌɡ/ / /slɐɡ/ / /slʊɡ/
noun
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps somehow from Proto-Germanic *slagiz (“a blow, strike”). If so, then cognate with slay and slaughter; also German Schlag (“blow, hit”) and Dutch slag (“blow, strike”). Also compare slog.
- A hard blow, usually with the fist.
verb
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps somehow from Proto-Germanic *slagiz (“a blow, strike”). If so, then cognate with slay and slaughter; also German Schlag (“blow, hit”) and Dutch slag (“blow, strike”). Also compare slog.
- To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
“He insulted my mother, so I slugged him.”
“The fighter slugged his opponent into unconsciousness.”