slag

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 Verb 1.3.5 Translations 1.3.6 Related terms 1.3.7 References 1.4 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 3 Faroese 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 4 Norwegian 4.1 Noun 5 Swedish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Synonyms 5.2.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Swedish slagg, or Middle Low German slacke, whence German Schlacke; originally, perhaps, the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /slæg/

  Rhymes: -æɡ

[edit] Noun

slag (plural slags)

1. The impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refining it from its ore; also, vitrified cinders.
2. The scoria of a volcano.
3. (British, Australian, New Zealand, pejorative) A woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex.
4. A hard aggregate that is left as a residue from blast furnaces, which may be used as a surfacing material.

[edit] Synonyms

• (impurities from a metal): dross, recrement
• (loose woman): see WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman

[edit] Derived terms

• slaggy

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to slag (third-person singular simple present slags, present participle slagging, simple past and past participle slagged)

1. (transitive) To make slag.
2. (transitive) To talk badly about someone; to denigrate someone.

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[edit] Related terms

• slag off - (talk insultingly to or about someone)
• slag heap - (a mound of pit debris)

[edit] References

• slag in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “slag” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: agls
• gals
• lags

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

slag m. (plural slagen, diminutive slagje, diminutive plural slagjes)

1. blow, knock
2. battle
3. beat, stroke, pulsation

[edit] Derived terms

aan de slag aanslag inslag neerslag ontslag slagvaardig

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [slɛaː]

[edit] Noun

slag n.

1. hit; punch
2. (medicine) stroke
3. battle between to armies, navies or air forces
4. kind; sort
5. (biology, taxonomy) species

[edit] Declension

n6	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	slag	slagið	sløg	sløgini
Accusative	slag	slagið	sløg	sløgini
Dative	slag(i)	slag(i)num	sløgum	sløgunum
Genitive	slags	slagsins	slaga	slaganna

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

slag n. (definite singular slaget; indefinite plural slag; definite plural slaga/slagene)

1. hit; punch
2. stroke (medical)
3. battle between to armies, navies or air forces
4. kind; sort

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for slag	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	slag	slaget	slag	slagen
Possessive form	slags	slagets	slags	slagens

slag n.

1. hit; punch
2. the hit of a ball by a bat or a racket
3. battle between two armies, navies or air forces
4. stroke; the striking of a clock

   Klockan slog just tre slag = The clock just struck three strokes

5. stroke; the time when a clock strikes

   Han kom precis på slaget midnatt = He came on the stroke of midnight

6. (medicine) stroke; a loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
7. kind; sort

   En fågel av ett ovanligt slag = A bird of an unusual kind

8. while; moment; a short period of time

   Kom hit ett slag! = Come here a minute!

9. A fold on the legs of a pair of trousers, where about an inch of the leg is folded upwards.

[edit] Synonyms

• (battle): fältslag
• (kind): sort
• (moment): stund

[edit] See also

• få slag