Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: slug
IPA transcription: [sl'ʌɡ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bullet, slug
    Meaning: a projectile that is fired from a gun
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: slug, slog, swig
    Meaning: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
Usage examples
  • As it rings softly out on the pleasant spring air, another stout slug has made the Great Change.
  • He has a long garden-implement in his hand, and he is sending up the death-rate in slug circles with a devastating rapidity.