slug

Universal Words noun, verb noun 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