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The correct spelling is slugs.
How to pronounce slugs
noun
Say it like: Slu-gs
The correct spelling is slugs. Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. For example: "to slug a gun"
Usage Examples
“to slug a gun”
“He insulted my mother, so I slugged him.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- 2.A slow, lazy person; a sluggard.
- 3.A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- 4.A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- 5.A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
verb
- 1.To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- 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.(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.To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle.
- 5.To load with a slug or slugs.
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