The difference between Dram and Slug
When used as nouns, dram means a small unit of weight, variously: one sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). . : a former turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). : a former greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g), whereas slug means any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
When used as verbs, dram means to drink drams, whereas slug means to drink quickly.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dram and Slug
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Dram as a noun (units of measurement):
A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). . : a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). : a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
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Dram as a noun (now, _, particularly):
Any similarly minute quantity, a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
Examples:
"a dram of brandy"
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Dram as a noun (historical):
A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
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Dram as a noun (obsolete):
a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
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Dram as a verb (dated, intransitive):
To drink drams.
Examples:
"rfquotek Johnson"
"rfquotek Thackeray"
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Dram as a verb (dated, transitive):
To ply with drams of drink.
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Dram as a noun (numismatics):
The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
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Slug as a noun:
Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
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Slug as a noun (obsolete):
A slow, lazy person; a sluggard.
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Slug as a noun:
A bullet (projectile).
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Slug as a noun:
A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
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Slug as a noun:
A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
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Slug as a noun (journalism):
A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
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Slug as a noun (physics, rarely used):
the Imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
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Slug as a noun:
A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
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Slug as a noun:
A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
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Slug as a noun (television editing):
A black screen.
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Slug as a noun (metal typesetting):
A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
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Slug as a noun (regional):
A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
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Slug as a noun (US, slang, District of Columbia):
A hitchhiking commuter.
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Slug as a noun (web design):
The last part of a , the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
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Slug as a noun (obsolete):
A hindrance, an obstruction.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"
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Slug as a noun:
A ship that sails slowly.
Examples:
"rfquotek Halliwell"
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Slug as a noun:
A hard blow, usually with the fist.
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Slug as a verb:
To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
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Slug as a verb (transitive):
To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
Examples:
"He insulted my mother, so I slugged him."
"The fighter slugged his opponent into unconsciousness."
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Slug as a verb:
To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
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Slug as a verb (intransitive, of a bullet):
To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
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Slug as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle.
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Slug as a verb (transitive):
To load with a slug or slugs.
Examples:
"to slug a gun"
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Slug as a verb:
To make sluggish.
Examples:
"rfquotek Milton"