Punch vs Slug - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a tool for making holes or indentations
Definition as Noun
- 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 counterfeit coin
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- an idle slothful person
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
Definition as Verb
- drive forcibly as if by a punch
- make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
- deliver a quick blow to
Definition as Verb
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
Examples
- "I gave him a clout on his nose"
- "the nail punched through the wall"
- "perforate the sheets of paper"
- "he punched me in the stomach"
- "he took a slug of hard liquor"
- "I gave him a clout on his nose"
- "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
- "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"