loaf vs slug

loaf and slug both are nouns.

loaf and slug both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
loaf	Yes	No	Yes	No
slug	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hypernyms of loaf include idle, laze, stagnate.

loaf (noun)	slug (noun)
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating	(boxing) a blow with the fist
a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape	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

loaf (verb)	slug (verb)
be about a place without any apparent purpose	strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
be lazy or idle	be idle; exist in a changeless situation

Difference between loaf and slug

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