English-Thai Dictionary
slug
N กระสุน (ทางทหาร ลูกปืน สิ่ง ที่ ยิง หรือ ขว้าง ออก ไป ammunition bullet kra-suan
slug
N คนที่ ขี้เกียจ (คำ สแลง คน เกียจคร้าน คน เฉื่อย แฉะ kon-ke-kiad
slug
N ตัวอ่อน ของ แมลง tua-on-kong-ma-lang
slug
N ทาก จำพวก Stylommatophora ไม่มี กระดอง และ กิน ใบไม้ snail tak
slug
N เครื่องดื่ม ผสม อัลกอฮอล์ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ krueng-duam-pa-som-ael-ko-hor
slug
N เหรียญ โลหะ ที่ ทำ ปลอม สำหรับ หยอด ลง เครื่อง จำหน่าย สินค้า แบบ หยอด เหรียญ อย่าง ผิดกฎหมาย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ rian-lo-ha-ti-tam-plom-sam-rab-yod-long-krueng
slug
VT การ ตี ฟาด หรือ หวด อย่างแรง bang biff thwack kan-te-fad-rue-huad-yang-rang
slug
VT ตี อย่างแรง ฟาด อย่างแรง หวด อย่างแรง bat hit slam slog te-yang-rang
slug it out
PHRV ยืนหยัด ต่อสู้ สู้ จน จบ สู้ ไม่ ถอย yuan-yad-tor-su
slugabed
N บุคคล ที่นอน ตื่น สาย
sluggard
ADJ ขี้เกียจ เฉื่อย แฉะ ke-kiad
sluggard
N คน ขี้เกียจ (คำ โบรา ณ คน ไม่เอาไหน คน ไม่ยอม ทำ งานการ bum idler layabout achiever hard worker kon-ke-kiad
slugger
N ผู้ ชก หนัก นักมวยอาชีพ
sluggish
ADJ ขี้เกียจ เฉื่อย เงื่องหงอย เอื่อย เฉื่อย ซึมเซา inert passive hurried ke-kiad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SLUG
n.[allied to slack, sluggard. ] 1. A drone; a slow, heavy, lazy fellow.
2. A hinderance; obstruction.
3. A kind of snail, very destructive to plants, of the genus Limax. It is without a shell.
4. A cylindrical or oval piece of metal, used for the charge of a gun.
SLUG
v.i.To move slowly; to lie idle.
SLUG
v.t.To make sluggish.
SLUGABED
n.One who indulges in lying abed. [Not in use. ]
SLUGGARD
n.[from slug and ard, slow kind. ] A person habitually lazy, idle and inactive; a drone.
SLUGGARD
a.Sluggish; lazy.
SLUGGARDIZE
v.t.To make lazy. [Little used. ]
SLUGGISH
a. 1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as a sluggish man.
2. Slow; having little motion; as a sluggish river or stream.
3. Inert; inactive; having no power to move itself. Matter is sluggish and inactive.
SLUGGISHLY
adv. Lazily; slothfully; drowsily; idly; slowly.
SLUGGISHNESS
n. 1. Natural or habitual indolence or laziness; sloth; dullness; applied to persons.
2. Inertness; want of power to move; applied to inanimate matter.
3. Slowness; as the sluggishness of a steam.
SLUGGY
a.Sluggish [Not in use. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SLUG
Slug, n. Etym: [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful; cf. LG. slukk low-spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak, slek, a snail. ]
1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. Shak.
2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs. ] Bacon.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of terrestrial pulmonate mollusks belonging to Limax and several related genera, in which the shell is either small and concealed in the mantle, or altogether wanting. They are closely allied to the land snails.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any smooth, soft larva of a sawfly or moth which creeps like a mollusk; as, the pear slug; rose slug.
5. A ship that sails slowly. [Obs. ] Halliwell. His rendezvous for his fleet, and for all slugs to come to, should be between Calais and Dover. Pepys.
6. Etym: [Perhaps a different word. ]
Defn: An irregularly shaped piece of metal, used as a missile for a gun.
7. (Print. )
Defn: A thick strip of metal less than type high, and as long as the width of a column or a page, -- used in spacing out pages and to separate display lines, etc. Sea slug. (Zoöl.) (a ) Any nudibranch mollusk. (b ) A holothurian. -- Slug caterpillar. Same as Slugworm.
SLUG
SLUG Slug, v. i.
Defn: To move slowly; to lie idle. [Obs. ] To slug in sloth and sensual delight. Spenser.
SLUG
SLUG Slug, v. t.
Defn: To make sluggish. [Obs. ] Milton.
SLUG
Slug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Slugging.]
1. To load with a slug or slugs; as, to slug a gun.
2. To strike heavily. [Cant or Slang ]
SLUG
SLUG Slug, v. i.
Defn: To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel; -- said of a bullet when fired from a gun, pistol, or other firearm.
SLUGABED
SLUGABED Slug "a *bed `, n.
Defn: One who indulges in lying abed; a sluggard. [R.] "Fie, you slugabed! " Shak.
SLUGGARD
Slug "gard, n. Etym: [Slug + -ard. ]
Defn: A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; considered her ways, and be wise. Prov. vi. 6.
SLUGGARD
SLUGGARD Slug "gard, a.
Defn: Sluggish; lazy. Dryden.
SLUGGARDIZE
SLUGGARDIZE Slug "gard *ize, v. t.
Defn: To make lazy. [R.] Shak.
SLUGGARDY
Slug "gard *y, n. Etym: [OE. sloggardye.]
Defn: The state of being a sluggard; sluggishness; sloth. Gower. Idleness is rotten sluggardy. Chaucer.
SLUGGER
SLUGGER Slug "ger, n.
Defn: One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter. [Cant or Slang ]
SLUGGING MATCH
SLUGGING MATCH Slug "ging match. (a ) A boxing match or prize fight marked rather by heavy hitting than skill. [Cant or Slang ] (b ) A ball game, esp. a baseball game, in which there is much hard hitting of the ball. [Slang, U. S.]
SLUGGISH
SLUGGISH Slug "gish, a.
1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.
2. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.
3. Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert. Matter, being impotent, sluggish, and inactive, hath no power to stir or move itself. Woodward. And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect. Longfellow.
4. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple. [R.] "So sluggish a conceit. " Milton.
Syn. -- Inert; idle; lazy; slothful; indolent; dronish; slow; dull; drowsy; inactive. See Inert. -- Slug "gish *ly, adv. -- Slug "gish *ness, n.
SLUGGY
SLUGGY Slug "gy, a.
Defn: Sluggish. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
SLUG-HORN
SLUG-HORN Slug "-horn `, a.
Defn: An erroneous form of the Scotch word slughorne, or sloggorne, meaning slogan.
SLUGS
SLUGS Slugs, n. pl. (Mining )
Defn: Half-roasted ore.
SLUGWORM
SLUGWORM Slug "worm `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any caterpillar which has the general appearance of a slug, as do those of certain moths belonging to Limacodes and allied genera, and those of certain sawflies.
New American Oxford Dictionary
slug
slug 1 |sləg sləɡ | ▶noun 1 a tough-skinned terrestrial mollusk that typically lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. It can be a serious plant pest. See also sea slug. [Order Stylommatophora, class Gastropoda. ] 2 a slow, lazy person; a sluggard. 3 an amount of an alcoholic drink, typically liquor, that is gulped or poured: he took a slug of whiskey. [mid 18th cent.: figuratively from sense 4 of the noun . ] 4 an elongated, typically rounded piece or metal: the reactor uses embedded slugs of uranium. • a counterfeit coin; a token. • a bullet, esp. one of lead. • a missile for an air gun. • a line of type in Linotype printing. • Printing a metal bar used in spacing. ▶verb ( slugs, slugging, slugged ) [ with obj. ] drink (something, typically alcohol ) in a large draft; swig: she picked up her drink and slugged it straight back. ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 of the noun ): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian dialect slugg ‘large heavy body. ’ Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent.
slug
slug 2 |sləɡ sləg | informal ▶verb ( slugs, slugging, slugged ) [ with obj. ] strike (someone ) with a hard blow: he was the one who'd get slugged. • (slug it out ) settle a dispute or contest by fighting or competing fiercely: they went outside to slug it out. ▶noun a hard blow. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin; compare with the verb slog .
slugabed
slug a bed |ˈsləgəˌbed ˈsləɡəˌbɛd | ▶noun a lazy person who stays in bed late. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from the rare verb slug ‘be lazy or slow ’ + abed .
slugfest
slug fest |ˈsləgˌfest ˈsləɡˌfɛst | ▶noun informal a tough and challenging contest, esp. in sports such as boxing and baseball. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from slug 2 + -fest .
sluggard
slug gard |ˈsləgərd ˈsləɡərd | ▶noun a lazy, sluggish person. DERIVATIVES slug gard li ness noun, slug gard ly adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from the rare verb slug ‘be lazy or slow ’ + -ard .
slugger
slug ger |ˈsləgər ˈsləɡər | ▶noun person who throws hard punches. • Baseball a player who consistently hits for power, esp. home runs and doubles.
sluggish
slug gish |ˈsləgiSH ˈsləɡɪʃ | ▶adjective slow-moving or inactive: a sluggish stream. • lacking energy or alertness: Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish. • slow to respond or make progress: the car had been sluggish all morning. DERIVATIVES slug gish ly adverb, slug gish ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from the noun slug 1 or the verb slug (see sluggard ) + -ish 1 .
slug pellet
slug pel ¦let ▶noun a pellet containing a substance poisonous to slugs, placed among growing plants to prevent them being damaged.
Oxford Dictionary
slug
slug 1 |slʌg | ▶noun 1 a tough-skinned terrestrial mollusc which typically lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. It can be a serious plant pest. ●Order Stylommatophora, class Gastropoda. 2 a slow, lazy person. 3 an amount of alcoholic drink that is gulped or poured: he took a slug of whisky. 4 an elongated, typically rounded piece of metal: the reactor uses embedded slugs of uranium. • chiefly N. Amer. a bullet, especially a lead one. • a missile for an airgun. 5 a line of type in Linotype printing. ▶verb ( slugs, slugging, slugged ) [ with obj. ] drink (something, typically alcohol ) in a large draught; swig: she picked up her drink and slugged it straight back. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘sluggard ’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian dialect slugg ‘large heavy body ’. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent.
slug
slug 2 |slʌg | informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▶verb ( slugs, slugging, slugged ) [ with obj. ] strike (someone ) with a hard blow: he was the one who'd get slugged. • (slug it out ) settle a dispute or contest by fighting or competing fiercely: they went outside to slug it out. ▶noun a hard blow. DERIVATIVES slugger noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin; compare with the verb slog .
slugabed
slug |abed |ˈslʌgəbɛd | ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. or archaic a lazy person who stays in bed late. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from the rare verb slug ‘be lazy or slow ’ + abed .
slugfest
slug |fest |slʌgfɛst | ▶noun N. Amer. informal a tough and challenging contest, especially in sports such as boxing and baseball. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from slug 2 + -fest .
sluggard
slug |gard |ˈslʌgəd | ▶noun a lazy, sluggish person. DERIVATIVES sluggardliness noun, sluggardly adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from the rare verb slug ‘be lazy or slow ’ + -ard .
sluggish
slug |gish |ˈslʌgɪʃ | ▶adjective slow-moving or inactive: a sluggish stream. • lacking energy or alertness: Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish. • slow to respond or make progress: the car had been sluggish all morning. DERIVATIVES sluggishly adverb, sluggishness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from the noun slug 1 or the verb slug (see sluggard ) + -ish 1 .
slug pellet
slug pel ¦let ▶noun a pellet containing a substance poisonous to slugs, placed among growing plants to prevent them being damaged.
American Oxford Thesaurus
slug informal
slug informal verb he started slugging the other patrons. See hit (sense 1 of the verb ). ▶noun 1 don't be such a slug. See sluggard. 2 he put three slugs into him: bullet, shot, cartridge.
sluggard
sluggard noun that sluggard attached to the sofa is my brother Lew: ne'er-do-well, layabout, do-nothing, idler, loafer, lounger, good-for-nothing, shirker, underachiever; informal slacker, slug, lazybones, bum, couch potato.
sluggish
sluggish adjective 1 Alex felt tired and sluggish: lethargic, listless, lacking in energy, lifeless, inert, inactive, slow, torpid, languid, apathetic, weary, tired, fatigued, sleepy, drowsy, enervated; lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, sluggardly, logy; Medicine asthenic; informal dozy, dopey. ANTONYMS vigorous. 2 the economy is sluggish: inactive, quiet, slow, slack, flat, depressed, stagnant. ANTONYMS brisk.
Oxford Thesaurus
sluggish
sluggish adjective 1 Alex woke late, feeling tired and sluggish: lethargic, listless, lacking in energy, unenergetic, lifeless, inert, inactive, slow, torpid, dull, languid, apathetic, passive, unresponsive, weary, tired, fatigued, sleepy, half asleep, drowsy, heavy-eyed, enervated, somnolent; lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, sluggardly; phlegmatic, bovine; Medicine asthenic, neurasthenic; informal dozy, dopey, yawny; N. Amer. informal logy; archaic lymphatic. ANTONYMS vigorous, energetic, active. 2 the sluggish global economy: inactive, quiet, slow, slow-moving, slack, flat, depressed, stagnant, static. ANTONYMS busy, brisk.
sluggishness
sluggishness noun 1 Rob put down his sluggishness to over-exuberant birthday celebrations: lethargy, inertia, listlessness, lack of energy, lifelessness, inactivity, inaction, slowness, languor, languidness, torpor, torpidity, dullness, heaviness, apathy, passivity, weariness, tiredness, lassitude, fatigue, sleepiness, drowsiness, enervation, somnolence, laziness, idleness, indolence, sloth, slothfulness; phlegm; Medicine asthenia, neurasthenia, anergia; informal doziness, dopeyness; rare hebetude. ANTONYMS vigour, energy, animation. 2 they are having difficulties exporting because of the sluggishness of other economies: lack of activity, quietness, slowness, slackness, flatness, stagnation. ANTONYMS briskness.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
slug
slug 1 /slʌɡ /名詞 C 1 〘動 〙ナメクジ .2 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠弾丸, (空気銃などの )ばらだま ; 小さな金属塊 .3 ｟米 ｠(自動販売機などで使われる )偽コイン .4 ｟米 くだけて ｠(ウイスキーなどの )少量, 1杯 .5 のろのろした人 [車, 馬 ]; 怠け者 .6 〘印 〙(通例6ポイントの )込め物, インテル ; (ライノタイプの )1行 .動詞 ～s ; ～ged ; ～ging 自動詞 怠ける .他動詞 …に弾丸を詰める ; 〘印 〙…に込め物を入れる .
slug
slug 2 動詞 ～s ; ～ged ; ～ging 他動詞 自動詞 ｟米 くだけて ｠(〈人 ボール 〉を )強打する .sl ù g it ó ut ｟くだけて ｠〈2人以上の人が 〉徹底して争う .
slugfest
slug fest /slʌ́ɡfest /名詞 C ｟主に米 くだけて ｠1 (醜い )言い争い ; 殴り合い .2 〘野球 〙乱打戦 ; 〘ボクシング 〙激しい打ち合い .
sluggard
slug gard /slʌ́ɡə r d /名詞 C 怠け者, 無精者 .形容詞 怠惰な .
slugger
slug ger /slʌ́ɡə r /名詞 C ｟米 くだけて ｠(野球の )強打者, スラッガー ; (ボクシングの )ハードパンチャー .
sluggish
slug gish /slʌ́ɡɪʃ /形容詞 1 動きの鈍い, のろまな ; 怠惰な, 無精な .2 〈流れなどが 〉のろい, 緩慢な .3 〈機能が 〉鈍い, 不活発な .4 〈市況などが 〉不活発な, 不振の .～ly 副詞 不活発に ; のろのろと .～ness 名詞 U 無精, 不活発 .
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