1 a small soft creature, like a SNAIL without a shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants
2 (informal) a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink:
He took another slug of whisky.
3 (informal, especially AmE) a bullet
4 (AmE, informal) a piece of metal shaped like a coin used to get things from machines, etc., sometimes illegally
verb (-gg-) [VN]
1 (informal) to hit sb hard, especially with your closed hand
2 (in baseball) to hit the ball hard
IDIOMS
slug it out to fight or compete until it is clear who has won
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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