Slug

/slʌɡ/

Synonyms for "slug" (259 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Noun(10 words)

bullet punch sluggard batter beat biff bolt bullets chug clout

baggage checkball bangbar shotbash bat beating belt biffbird shotblast blow bonk buckshot bullet bumcannon shotcannonballcase shotcheck

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chilopoda chop chordata clap clip clobberclock watcherclout clumpcold typecold-type typesettingcoldcock composingcomposing stickcompositioncomputerized typesettingcounter coupon crackcrossbar shotcut dallier

Strong matches (78)

dash dawdle dawdler dealdeal a blowdeck diddler dig dillydallier dintdo nothingdo-nothing dolittle dollop doodler dose dram drink drone drop

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drub drubbing drummingduck shotdumdum bulletdummy dyne echiuroidea ectoprocta emem quadenen quadentoproctaexpanding bulletfaineant fetchfetch a blowfive-em spacefoot-dragger forcefour-em spacefurniture fusilladegalley chasegentleman of leisureget goldbrick goldbrickergoof offgoof-off grape grapeshothair spacehat checkhithit a cliphot-metal typesettingidler imposition intertype jab jolt justificationjustification spacejustifying spacekilo knockknock coldknock downknock outlaggard

Noun(4 words)

gastropod gulp guzzle idler

Verb(2 words)

homered idle

Related words (129)

langrel shotlayout lazyboneslet have itlick lie-abedline of typelingerer linotype loafer loiterer lollerlotus eaterlotus-eater lounger lubbermanstopping bulletmass monoplacophora monotype

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mope moper nemertinea nip pastepatent spacepellet pelt phoronidea photocomposition photosetting phototypesetterphototypesetting machineplodder plunk poke portion potterer pound procrastinator punch putterer quad quadrat quoin raprifle ballround shotscrip setting shell shot shrapnel slacker slam sleepyhead slog slouch sloucher slovenslow goerslow-foot slowbelly slowpoke slugabed sluggard smack smash smite snail snap snifter snort soak sock space spacebandsplit shotspotstick-in-the-mudstrikestrike atstroke swat swing swipe tag tattoothick spacethin spacethump thwack tickettime killertime wastertoken tortoise tot tracer trifler typesettingtypesetting machineunitwaiter on providencewallop weight wet whack wham whop yerk

Verb(4 words)

laze slog stagnate swig

Noun(14 words)

lick limacoid loafer lumber mouthfulnip & thesaurus:drinkplod poke projectile quaff shuffle smack trudgetype slug

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5 relation types

More general

28 entries

act alcoholalcoholic beveragealcoholic drinkblow bum coin consume do-nothing gastropod hit idler inebriant ingest intoxicant layabout

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More specific

18 entries

banana slugbatter bolt do-nothinggarden sluggulp lumber plodpolymer slugpunch quaffrifle slugshuffle slob slurp smack

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Collocations

10 entries

banana sluggarden sluglead slugshotgun slugslug a punchslug awayslug it outslug someoneslug throughslugging percentage

Inflections

3 entries

slugged slugging slugs

Derivations

7 entries

slugabed slugged slugger slugginess slugging sluggish sluggishly

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

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I'm going to slug you in the gut.

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Skive and slug.

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You're a slug with hair.

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Tom put slug pellets on the cabbage patch.

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