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SLUG Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Est. 1828 Dictionary Definition noun (1) verb (1) noun (2) verb (2) noun 4 noun (1) verb (1) noun (2) verb (2) Synonyms Example Sentences Word History Phrases Containing Rhymes Entries Near Cite this Entry Citation Kids Definition Kids More from M-W Show more Show more Citation Kids More from M-W Save Word To save this word, you'll need to log in. Log In slug 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈsləg Synonyms of slug 1 : sluggard 2 : a lump, disk, or cylinder of material (such as plastic or metal): such as a (1) : a musket ball (2) : bullet b : a piece of metal roughly shaped for subsequent processing c : a $50 gold piece d : a disk for insertion in a slot machine especially : one used illegally instead of a coin 3 : any of numerous chiefly terrestrial pulmonate gastropods (order Stylommatophora) that are found in most parts of the world where there is a reasonable supply of moisture and are closely related to the land snails but are long and wormlike and have only a rudimentary shell often buried in the mantle or entirely absent 4 : a smooth soft larva of a sawfly or moth that creeps like a mollusk 5 a : a quantity of liquor drunk in one swallow b : a detached mass of fluid (such as water vapor or oil) that causes impact (as in a circulating system) 6 a : a strip of metal thicker than a printer's lead b : a line of type cast as one piece c : a usually temporary type line serving to instruct or identify 7 : the gravitational unit of mass in the foot-pound-second system to which a pound force can impart an acceleration of one foot per second per second and which is equal to the mass of an object weighing 32 pounds Illustration of slug slug 3 slug 2 of 4 verb (1) slugged ; slugging transitive verb 1 : to add a printer's slug to 2 : to drink in gulps — often used with down slug 3 of 4 noun (2) : a heavy blow especially with the fist slug 4 of 4 verb (2) slugged ; slugging transitive verb 1 : to strike heavily with or as if with the fist or a bat 2 : fight sense 4b — usually used in the phrase slug it out Synonyms of slug Relevance Noun (1) snail drone bum Noun (2) punch blow pound thump slap hit swipe thud knock whack stroke lick poke smack beat bang slam spank clip Verb (2) punch hit slap smack knock slam bang pound whack clip clap strike bat swipe crack See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus Examples of slug in a Sentence Noun (1) he's always a slug in the morning, which is why he prefers to sleep late knocked back another slug of whiskey Noun (2) one well aimed slug on the head knocked him out Verb (2) she got so angry that she slugged the back of the chair and knocked it over Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. 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Noun The difference is that those other three teams are getting more slug from their sluggers. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News , 28 Apr. 2026 One all-natural material that is used by some gardeners to prevent slugs in the garden is eggshells. — Peg Aloi, The Spruce , 25 Apr. 2026 Verb Bregman wasn’t fazed by it, slugging a game-tying home run in the eighth inning Friday for his first marquee moment in a Cubs uniform. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2026 The last time Philadelphia hosted the Home Run Derby was 1996, when Barry Bonds slugged 17 homers at Veterans Stadium. — Tom Dougherty, CBS News , 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slug Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English slugge , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect slugga to walk sluggishly Noun (2) perhaps from slug to load with slugs First Known Use Noun (1) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (1) 1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 1830, in the meaning defined above Verb (2) circa 1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Time Traveler The first known use of slug was in the 15th century See more words from the same century Phrases Containing slug rose slug sea slug slug it out Rhymes for slug chug doug drug dug hug jug lug mug plug pug rug rugg See All Rhymes for slug Browse Nearby Words slue rope slug slugabed See all Nearby Words Cite this Entry Style MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster “Slug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slug. Accessed 5 May. 2026. Copy Citation Kids Definition slug 1 of 3 noun ˈsləg 1 : sluggard 2 a : a small piece of shaped metal (as a bullet) b : a metal disk used in place of a coin in a coin-operated machine 3 : any of numerous long wormlike land mollusks that are related to the snails but have only an underdeveloped shell or none at all 4 : a single drink of liquor : shot slug 2 of 3 noun : a heavy blow especially with the fist slug 3 of 3 verb slugged ; slugging : to strike heavily with or as if with the fist or a bat Etymology Noun Middle English slugge "a lazy person"; of Scandinavian origin Noun perhaps from earlier slug (verb) "to load (a weapon) with slugs" More from Merriam-Webster on slug Nglish: Translation of slug for Spanish Speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about slug Last Updated: 29 Apr 2026 - Updated example sentences Love words? Need even more definitions? 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