What part of speech is slug?

Slug can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. slug is a verb, present, 1st person singular of slug (infinitive).
  • 2. slug is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. slug is a noun, singular of slugs.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does slug mean?

Definitions

Verb

slug - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
slug - be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

Noun

slug - any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
slug - an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped; "he took a slug of hard liquor"
slug - a counterfeit coin
slug - a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
slug - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
slug - a projectile that is fired from a gun
slug - an idle slothful person
slug - a strip of type metal used for spacing

Examples of slug

#   Sentence  
1. noun He took a slug of hard liquor.
2. noun Skive and slug.
3. noun You're a slug with hair.
4. noun Tom put slug pellets on the cabbage patch.
5. noun I want to be a slug.
6. noun This is a slug.
7. noun The boy carried a slug in a box to release it in the park.
8. noun There is a slug and a beetle partaking in sexual relations in my yard; they'll end up dead shortly.
9. noun Time is relative; sometimes it flies like a bird, sometimes it drags like a slug.
10. verb I'm going to slug you in the gut.
11. verb The boys couldn't agree who tougher, so they decided to slug it out.
Sentence  
noun
He took a slug of hard liquor.
Skive and slug.
You're a slug with hair.
Tom put slug pellets on the cabbage patch.
I want to be a slug.
This is a slug.
The boy carried a slug in a box to release it in the park.
There is a slug and a beetle partaking in sexual relations in my yard; they'll end up dead shortly.
Time is relative; sometimes it flies like a bird, sometimes it drags like a slug.
verb
I'm going to slug you in the gut.
The boys couldn't agree who tougher, so they decided to slug it out.

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