slug vs ride the bench

ride the bench vs slug

slug is a noun but ride the bench is not a noun.

slug and ride the bench both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slug	Yes	No	Yes	No
ride the bench	No	No	Yes	No

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

slug: be idle; exist in a changeless situation
ride the bench: be out of the game

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

slug (noun)	ride the bench (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

slug (verb)	ride the bench (verb)
strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat	be out of the game
be idle; exist in a changeless situation

Difference between slug and ride the bench

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