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slug in Malay

lintah bulan

UK/slʌɡ/

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Australia/slɐɡ/

slug in Malay: lintah bulan. In English, slug means any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.

Malay words for slug

gastropod
lintah bulan

English meaning of slug

  1. noun Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
  2. noun A slow, lazy person; a sluggard.
  3. noun A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
  4. noun A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.

Full definition of slug

slug in a sentence

  • The average slug has a mass of around 0.00002 slugs.
  • He insulted my mother, so I slugged him.
  • The fighter slugged his opponent into unconsciousness.

Synonyms of slug

slug in other languages

Questions about slug in Malay

What is the meaning of slug in Malay?
Slug in Malay is lintah bulan.
Apakah maksud slug dalam bahasa Melayu?
Slug: lintah bulan.
What does slug mean in English?
Slug means any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slug (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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