noun
slug
SLUHG/slʌɡ/
A soft shell-less mollusk noted for slow movement.
A garden slug crawls slowly across a small green leaf.
Etymology
Middle English slug meant a lazy, slow person. The name spread to slow-moving animals and then to the shell-less snail, making its slow pace the defining image.
In context
The strawberry may be trying to entice ground-living creatures. With its rasping tongue, the slug slices off small pieces of fruit
More examples
- Slugs chew holes in the lettuce leaves overnight.
- The slug leaves a shiny trail across the stone.
- On lazy mornings, I move like a slug.
Forms
slug · slugs