snail vs slug
Definitions
noun
- freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
- edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
verb
- gather snails
Examples
Whole lions at £5,000 a head, antelopes, porcupines, goats, cane rats and large, live snails - all from West Africa - were also candidates for the dinner table.
In most other snail species, the apertural teeth and laminae, when they are present, begin to develop as a snail approaches maturity.
It is a rebuke to those who grumpily accept their snail-paced status quo.
Definitions
verb
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
noun
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- an idle slothful person
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- a counterfeit coin
Examples
Put all the fruit in a saucepan on a gentle heat and add a couple of tablespoons of caster sugar and a slug of something pleasantly alcoholic such as brandy, whisky or even sherry.
Whether these positive initiatives will be enough to overcome disappointment on the limited over-all budget reduction will depend on the extent to which the investor is willing to look beyond near-term sluggishness in North American growth.
Statistics paint a sobering picture — unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, sluggish job growth.
