noun Download 🔗Share Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. Examples : ""The gardener was annoyed to find slugs eating the leaves of his lettuce plants." " animal biology nature organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A slow, lazy person; a sluggard. Examples : "My brother is such a slugs; he never helps with the chores around the house. " person character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug. Examples : "The hunter loaded his shotgun with slugs for deer season. " weapon military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal. Examples : "The plumber used several lead slugs to balance the old pipes. " material thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines. Examples : "Someone used slugs in the vending machine at work, so it's not giving out any snacks. " economy finance item machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic. Examples : "After a long day at work, he poured himself two slugs of whiskey to relax. " drink Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use. Examples : "The editor asked the intern to double-check the article's slugs before sending it to the printer, ensuring each headline accurately reflected the story's topic. " media writing title communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (rarely used) the Imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it. Examples : ""Calculating the inertia of large industrial machinery sometimes requires engineers to express mass in slugs, although kilograms are more commonly used." " mass unit physics technical science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material. Examples : "The plumber pulled several slugs of hair and soap from the clogged drain. " material mass Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together. Examples : "After the rain, scientists observed several slugs of amoebae moving across the forest floor, each a mass of individual cells acting as one. " organism biology animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors but lacks a prime mover. Examples : "Because the steep grades made it hard to pull heavy loads, the railroad added slugs to their locomotives to provide more traction at slower speeds. " vehicle machine technical industry energy electric Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (television editing) A black screen. Examples : "The film editor used slugs to create pauses between scenes. " media technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug. Examples : "The printer used slugs to fill the extra space at the end of each line in the newspaper column. " type writing media technology machine word technical job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes. Examples : "During rush hour, people waiting near the highway entrance offered rides so they could find slugs to fill their cars and use the HOV lane. " vehicle traffic job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter. Examples : "Every morning near the Pentagon, a line of slugs waits for drivers to pick them up to use the HOV lane. " traffic person job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename. Examples : ""Instead of a long number, the website used 'chocolate-cake' as the slug for the URL of the chocolate cake recipe." " internet computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hindrance, an obstruction. Examples : "Poor internet connection speeds can be real slugs when trying to watch a movie online. " negative situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ship that sails slowly. Examples : "The slugs in our container ship fleet cause delays because they take so long to cross the ocean. " nautical sailing vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To drink quickly; to gulp; to down. Examples : "After the long race, the thirsty runner slugged down a bottle of water. " drink action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking. Examples : "Because the bus was late, I decided to slug to work and quickly found three other people heading downtown who needed a passenger to use the carpool lane. " vehicle communication traffic society economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (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. Examples : "The bullet slugs as it traveled through the barrel of the rifle. " weapon technical military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle. Examples : "After a big lunch, the students usually slug through the afternoon classes. " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To load with a slug or slugs. Examples : "to slug a gun" technical action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make sluggish. Examples : "The heavy lunch really slugged me, and I had trouble staying awake during the afternoon meeting. " physiology action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hard blow, usually with the fist. Examples : "The boxer delivered two powerful slugs to his opponent's jaw. " action body sport war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hit very hard, usually with the fist. Examples : "He insulted my mother, so I slugged him." action sport war body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading