Slug (disambiguation) - Definition

A Slug is one of:

• Slug: A Gastropod without or with a very small shell

• Slug (mass): An imperial unit of mass

• Slug (projectile): is a projectile or bullet

• When talking about flows of fluids though a pipeline a slug is a discrete quantity of one fluid that flows though the line surrounded by another.

• Slugging is a form of loosely-organized ridesharing practiced in some large cities. Compare carpool.

• Slug is a rapper in hip hop music group Atmosphere

• A slug is the aggregate form of the slime mould Dictyostelid.

• Slug is sometimes used as a verb meaning "to hit".

• Slug is a short title for a story, usually not more than a word or two.

• In typesetting, a slug is a piece of typemetal imprinted by a Linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error (as by TeX).