slug vs alcoholic beverage

alcoholic beverage vs slug

slug and alcoholic beverage both are nouns.

slug is a verb but alcoholic beverage is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slug	Yes	No	Yes	No
alcoholic beverage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alcoholic beverage is a hypernym of slug; that is, alcoholic beverage is a word with a broader meaning than slug:

slug: an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
alcoholic beverage: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

Other hypernyms of slug include alcohol, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant.

slug (noun)	alcoholic beverage (noun)
(boxing) a blow with the fist	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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

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

Difference between slug and alcoholic beverage

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