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| slug [ slug ] |
noun (plural slugs) |
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1. bullet: a metal projectile that is fired from a gun or rifle
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2. disk used as illegal coin: a small metal disk, made in the shape and size of a coin, used to purchase something illegally, especially from a vending machine
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3. drink of something: a single shot of a strong alcoholic drink
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informal
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4. printing type metal: a strip of type metal, less than type-high, used for spacing in traditional hot-metal printing
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5. printing line of type: a strip of cast type in a single strip of metal in traditional hot-metal printing
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6. printing temporary type line: a temporary type line inserted in copy that carries identifying marks or a compositor's instructions
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7. manufacturing metal or glass blank for processing: a metal or glass blank that will receive further processing to make it into a finished object
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8. measurements unit of mass: a foot-pound-second unit of mass equal to 32.17 pounds that will acquire an acceleration of one foot per second per second when acted on by a one pound force
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transitive verb (past and past participle slugged, present participle slug·ging, 3rd person present singular slugs) |
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1. drink something quickly: to gulp down a drink
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informal
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2. printing add slugs to copy: to add printers' slugs to copy in traditional hot-metal printing
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| [Early 17th century. Origin ?] |
