slug vs loaf

slug and loaf both are nouns.

slug and loaf both are verbs.

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

As verbs, loaf is a hyponym of slug; that is, loaf is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than slug:

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

Other hyponyms of slug include moon, moon around, moon on, ride the bench, warm the bench, daydream, moon, arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time, lie about, lie around.

slug (noun)	loaf (noun)
(boxing) a blow with the fist	a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell	a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
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)	loaf (verb)
strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat	be about a place without any apparent purpose
be idle; exist in a changeless situation	be lazy or idle

Difference between slug and loaf

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