full metal jacket vs slug

slug vs full metal jacket

full metal jacket and slug both are nouns.

full metal jacket is not a verb while slug is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
full metal jacket	Yes	No	No	No
slug	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, slug is a hypernym of full metal jacket; that is, slug is a word with a broader meaning than full metal jacket:

full metal jacket: a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)
slug: a projectile that is fired from a gun

Other hypernyms of full metal jacket include bullet.

full metal jacket (noun)	slug (noun)
a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)	(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

full metal jacket (verb)	slug (verb)
	strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
	be idle; exist in a changeless situation

Difference between full metal jacket and slug

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