[slʌɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tough-skinned terrestrial mollusc which typically lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. It can be a serious plant pest

- a slow, lazy person

- an amount of alcoholic drink that is gulped or poured
(e.g: he took a slug ofwhisky)

- an elongated, typically rounded piece of metal
(e.g: the reactor uses embedded slugs of uranium)

- a line of type in Linotype printing

- a part of a URL which identifies a particular page on a website in a form readable by users
(e.g: writers can edit the slug that will become an article or page URL)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘sluggard’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian dialect slugg ‘large heavy body’. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th century

[slʌɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- drink (something, typically alcohol) in a large draught; swig
(e.g: she picked up her drink and slugged it straight back)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘sluggard’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian dialect slugg ‘large heavy body’. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th century

[slʌɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- strike (someone) with a hard blow
(e.g: he was the one who'd get slugged)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin; compare with the verb slog

[slʌɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a hard blow


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin; compare with the verb slog