I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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sea
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One group took the same path as the sea slugs did in more recent times and lost their shells altogether.
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Much of the current research on biological neural networks involves the study of invertebrate animals, such as sea slugs or starfish.
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Honey-glazed roast ducks hang in doorways beside weird sea slugs and dried fish.
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The animals include the pink sea fan, lagoon sea slug and silver water beetle.
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A form of colourful sea slug .
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These nematocysts, however, are not really a part of the sea slug .
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Interestingly enough, sea slugs are able to eat sea anemones without discharging their nematocysts.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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King ended up with two 9 mm slugs in his chest.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A sitting tenant who came with the greenhouses ... and is doing his bit to keep down the slugs.
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Across the earth between rows shone dry silver trails, sticky to sight, where the slugs had been.
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Bing could be one himself if he threw enough slugs down his gullet.
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He caught nine slugs and died.
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In taking a slug at Mayer, Gilbert had knocked the stuffing out of his own career and, ultimately, his life.
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Much of the current research on biological neural networks involves the study of invertebrate animals, such as sea slugs or starfish.
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She took another slug of beer and continued rubbing eye shadow from her left eyelid.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Jimmy slugged Paul in the stomach and pushed him to the ground.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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First Winters slugged the playwright, then she burst into tears and embraced him.
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I took a walk round there myself about that time, and Vecchi slugged me.
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Isaac, horrified, ducked behind the ornamental wall and slugged Saconi in the thigh.
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The two men rolled around on the floor slugging each other and yelping and growling.
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They decided to go outside and slug it out but Swanson stopped them, saying they would draw too much attention.
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They hardly looked ready to slug it out in a Test series, but at least they had a victory under their belts.
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They lose a night's sleep slugging it out.