Etymology

Noun

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. 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.

Verb

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

Related terms

• slag off -
• slag heap -

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

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. 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.