as in punches
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
one well aimed slug on the head knocked him out
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as in snails
a lazy person
he's always a slug in the morning, which is why he prefers to sleep late
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as in hits
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
she got so angry that she slugged the back of the chair and knocked it over
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Recent Examples of slugs
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
The are instead far more interested in machines and well…slugs.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 4 Oct. 2024
The are instead far more interested in machines and well…slugs.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 4 Oct. 2024
Pay attention to your plants and watch for cabbage worms, cabbage maggots, flea beetles, and slugs.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
Pay attention to your plants and watch for cabbage worms, cabbage maggots, flea beetles, and slugs.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
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But for a scientific team who found a remarkable creature, literally beyond the depths of where conventional slugs dwell, the line becomes quite a compliment.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
The are instead far more interested in machines and well…slugs.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 4 Oct. 2024
The are instead far more interested in machines and well…slugs.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 4 Oct. 2024
Pay attention to your plants and watch for cabbage worms, cabbage maggots, flea beetles, and slugs.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
Pay attention to your plants and watch for cabbage worms, cabbage maggots, flea beetles, and slugs.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugs
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When pericarditis hits, the flare can cause debilitating fatigue which significantly impacts daily life.Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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If Israel hits Iran’s oil industry, supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could become of concern, other analysts echoed.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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The film contains one of the great gross-out scenes of all time, in which Adjani has a bloody, violent miscarriage in a Berlin subway station and slams her body around as if in the throes of an exorcism.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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Painstaking recovery, after Hurricane Milton slams Florida, the Southeast reels from a second disaster in two weeks.ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
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Detroit Pistons team owner Tom Gores claps during the press conference on July 30, 2021 at the Pistons Performance Center in Detroit, Michigan.Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
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When the camera zooms in on Haines, the gnat can be seen buzzing around above her head (as evidenced in Entertainment Weekly's extremely serious investigative photos below) before Goldberg launches her military action and claps her hands while Haines speaks.EW.com, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Slugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugs. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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