slug

Noun

• (boxing) a blow with the fist
  • I gave him a clout on his nose
    

• any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell

• a strip of type metal used for spacing

• an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
  • he took a slug of hard liquor
    

• an idle slothful person

• a counterfeit coin

• 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

• a projectile that is fired from a gun

Verb

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation
  • The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
    
  • He slugged in bed all morning
    

• strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
  • He slugged me so hard that I passed out
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  punch , clout , poke , lick , biff , type slug , sluggard , bullet , idle , laze , stagnate , slog , swig