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Slug vs Punch - What's the difference?

slug | punch |

In transitive terms the difference between slug and punch

is that slug is to load with a slug or slugs while punch is to make holes in something rail ticket, leather belt, etc.

As nouns the difference between slug and punch

is that slug is any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only rudimentary) shell while punch is a hit or strike with one's fist.

As verbs the difference between slug and punch

is that slug is to drink quickly; to gulp while punch is to strike with one's fist.

As a proper noun Punch is

a glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.

slug

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only rudimentary) shell
  • (obsolete) A slow, lazy person; a sluggard.
  • (Shakespeare) Why, lamb! Why, lady! Fie, you slug-a-bed. Romeo and Juliet
  • A bullet (projectile).
  • A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
  • A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
  • (journalism) A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
  • (physics, rarely used) the Imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
  • A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
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  • A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
  • (television editing) A black screen.
  • (metal typesetting) A piece of type metal imprinted by a Linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error.
  • (regional) A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
  • (web design) The last part of a (clean URL), the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
  • (obsolete) A hindrance; an obstruction.
  • (Francis Bacon)
  • A ship that sails slowly.
  • * Samuel Pepys
  • His rendezvous for his fleet, and for all slugs to come to, should be between Calais and Dover.
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    Synonyms

    * (a quantity of a drink) See also

    Derived terms

    * black slug * sea slug * slug line

    See also

    * (gastropod) snail

    Verb

    (slugg)
  • To drink quickly; to gulp.
  • To down a shot.
  • To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
  • He insulted my mother, so I slugged him.
    The fighter slugged his opponent into unconsciousness.
  • To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
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  • (of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
  • (obsolete) To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle.
  • * Spenser
  • To slug in sloth and sensual delight.
  • To load with a slug or slugs.
  • to slug a gun
  • To make sluggish.
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    Derived terms

    * slug it out

    Anagrams

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    punch

    English

    (wikipedia punch)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) punchen, partially from (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
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  • (uncountable) Power, strength, energy.
  • (uncountable) Impact.
  • (countable) A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to punch.
  • Synonyms
    * (A strike with the fist) box, bunch of fives (UK) * oomph, pep
    Hyponyms
    * (A strike with the fist) jab, hook, uppercut, pounding
    Derived terms
    * beat somebody to the punch * kidney punch * one-two punch * pleased as punch * pull punches * punch drunk * roll with the punches * Sunday punch
    See also
    * (A strike with the fist) slap

    Verb

    (es)
  • To strike with one's fist.
  • If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
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  • To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
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  • To enter (information) on a device or system.
  • To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
  • He punched a hit into shallow left field.
  • To make holes in something
  • To thrust against; to poke.
  • to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow
    Synonyms
    * (To strike with the fist) box
    Derived terms
    * punch above one's weight * punch below one's weight

    Etymology 2

    Shortened form of puncheon, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (es)
  • (countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
  • (countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
  • (countable) A hole or opening created with a punch
  • (piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
  • A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
  • See also
    * centrepunch, centre punch * nail punch * three-hole punch

    Verb

  • To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
  • To mark a ticket.
  • Hypernyms
    * (to create a hole) perforate, pierce
    Derived terms
    * punch in * punch out

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
  • See also

    * punch drunk ----