| noun | a projectile that is fired from a gun |
| noun | 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 |
| noun | a counterfeit coin |
| noun | an idle slothful person |
| noun | an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped “he took a slug of hard liquor” |
| noun | a strip of type metal used for spacing |
| noun | any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell |
| noun | (boxing) a blow with the fist “I gave him a clout on his nose” |
| verb | strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat “He slugged me so hard that I passed out” |
| verb | be idle; exist in a changeless situation “The old man sat and stagnated on his porch” |
| slug | verb | be idle; exist in a changeless situation |
| punch | verb | deliver a quick blow to |
| clout | verb | strike hard, especially with the fist |
| poke | verb | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument |
| biff | verb | strike, usually with the fist |
| slugger | noun | a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches |
| slug | noun | (boxing) a blow with the fist |
| idler | noun | person who does no work |
| idling | noun | having no employment |
| sluggard | noun | an idle slothful person |
| stagnation | noun | a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) |
| stagnancy | noun | a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) |