arse about vs slug

slug vs arse about

arse about is not a noun while slug is a noun.

arse about and slug both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arse about	No	No	Yes	No
slug	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, slug is a hypernym of arse about; that is, slug is a word with a broader meaning than arse about:

arse about: be lazy or idle
slug: be idle; exist in a changeless situation

Other hypernyms of arse about include idle, laze, stagnate.

arse about (noun)	slug (noun)
	(boxing) a blow with the fist
	any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
	a projectile that is fired from a gun
	a strip of type metal used for spacing
	an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
	an idle slothful person
	a counterfeit coin
	a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms

arse about (verb)	slug (verb)
be lazy or idle	strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
	be idle; exist in a changeless situation

Difference between arse about and slug

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