Definition of Slug

a slimy mollusk that lacks a shell and secretes mucous as it drags its body along the ground

Examples of Slug in a sentence

The slug took over the man’s garden, dragging its slimy body over the plants as it munched.  🔊

A slug is slimy like a snail but lacks the hard shell that protects other mollusks from danger.  🔊

Dripping slime as he moved its worm-like body, the small slug inched his way along the sidewalk toward the grass.  🔊

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