Synonyms of slug

slug 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in punch

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

one well aimed slug on the head knocked him out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punch
• blow
• thump
• slap
• pound
• hit
• swipe
• thud
• knock
• whack
• stroke
• lick
• smack
• poke
• bang
• spank
• beat
• slam
• clip
• hook
• sock
• switch
• pelt
• kick
• bat
• swat
• clap
• chop
• plump
• belt
• box
• lash
• hack
• crack
• smash
• stripe
• stinger
• bop
• buffet
• rap
• bash
• haymaker
• cuff
• biff
• bust
• wallop
• licking
• dab
• pick
• welt
• clout
• fillip
• thwack
• knee
• wham
• pounding
• swing
• beating
• douse
• whap
• larrup
• whop
• hand
• counter
• left
• counterblow
• hammering
• right
• sucker punch
• sidewinder
• body blow
• knockout
• roundhouse
• one-two
• thrashing
• counterstroke
• shiver
• whip
• whipping
• knockdown
• battering
• counterpunch
• rabbit punch
• pummeling
• uppercut
• KO
• cruncher
• flogging
• pasting
• drubbing
• bludgeoning
• pummelling
• clobbering
• cudgelling
• cudgeling
• bastinado
• walloping
• right-hander
• bastinade
• kayo
• lambasting

slug

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noun (2)

ˈsləg 

1

as in snail

a lazy person

he's always a slug in the morning, which is why he prefers to sleep late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snail
• drone
• bum
• loafer
• deadbeat
• slouch
• idler
• sluggard
• couch potato
• do-nothing
• lazybones
• layabout
• slugabed
• lotus-eater
• crawler
• delayer
• creeper
• good-for-nothing
• straggler
• lingerer
• laggard
• slowpoke
• shirker
• dawdler
• goldbrick
• saunterer
• slacker
• loiterer
• putterer
• stick-in-the-mud
• procrastinator
• malingerer
• ne'er-do-well
• loller
• clock-watcher
• lounger
• dallier
• dropout
• quitter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doer
• hummer
• hustler
• comer
• achiever
• go-ahead
• powerhouse
• self-starter
• go-getter
• live wire
• highflyer
• highflier

2

as in sip

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

knocked back another slug of whiskey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• gulp
• drink
• swallow
• sup
• belt
• snort
• swig
• shot
• draft
• nip
• drag
• drop
• swill
• quaff
• dram

slug

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verb

as in to punch

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punch
• hit
• slap
• smack
• knock
• slam
• bang
• pound
• whack
• clip
• clap
• strike
• bat
• swipe
• crack
• box
• kick
• tag
• nail
• hammer
• lick
• thump
• sock
• bash
• zap
• bludgeon
• swat
• tap
• bob
• shove
• clock
• poke
• push
• paste
• bop
• clobber
• whale
• belt
• jab
• clout
• rap
• stab
• wallop
• flick
• bonk
• chop
• thwack
• bust
• smite
• bump
• slog
• biff
• stroke
• pepper
• pummel
• rough
• beat
• batter
• pelt
• butt
• maul
• stamp
• slash
• bung
• hang one on
• dump
• buffet
• mangle
• drub
• cuff
• bean
• knee
• deck
• cream
• lash
• lace
• prod
• spear
• scuff
• brain
• floor
• fell
• cane
• jostle
• whip
• pommel
• bunt
• lambaste
• lambast
• skull
• sap
• club
• conk
• switch
• knock down
• level
• thrash
• flail
• cudgel
• sledge
• bowl (down or over)
• sucker punch
• flog
• sledgehammer
• rabbit-punch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slug

Noun

Rows of blowsy moss-green cabbages, their thick veins silvered with spider webs, the edges of their tougher outer leaves nibbled by slugs and snails. —Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025

And if there isn’t a card to morph Janeway and Chakotay into slugs I’d be disappointed. —Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Verb

Julio Rodriguez, who had some difficulty navigating center field at the small ballpark, scored on a Jorge Polanco single in the 4th to get the Mariners a run back before the Mets started slugging in the 5th and chased Kirby out of the game. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025

Fernando Tatis Jr has slugged 17 home runs and swiped 24 bases, while playing arguably the best right field in baseball. —Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

Phrases Containing slug

• slug (down)