See slug in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
- (Informal)
A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:
bum1, drone1, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel. (Informal) do-little, do-nothing, lazybones. (Slang) slouch. See industrious
verb
To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:
bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop1, slam, slog, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) biff, bop, clip1, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack, strike
noun
A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. See attack, strike
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