slog

[ slog ]

verb (used with object)

, slogged, slog·ging.

1. to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
2. to drive with blows.

verb (used without object)

, slogged, slog·ging.

1. to deal heavy blows.
2. to walk or plod heavily.
3. to toil.

noun

1. a long, tiring walk or march.
2. long, laborious work.
3. a heavy blow.

slog

/ slɒɡ /

verb

1. to hit with heavy blows, as in boxing
2. intr to work hard; toil
3. intr; foll by down, up, along, etc to move with difficulty; plod
4. cricket to score freely by taking large swipes at the ball

noun

1. a tiring hike or walk
2. long exhausting work
3. a heavy blow or swipe

Derived Forms

• ˈslogger, noun

Other Words From

• slogger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of slog¹

First recorded in 1850–55; variant of slug ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of slog¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

“The last eight seasons have been difficult to slog through as a fan. But seeing this revival really does start to make up for it.”

From Los Angeles Times

The maniacal slogging at the beginning of his tenure as captain was a lighting of the way for his England team-mates.

From BBC

If performances in county cricket mean less than they used to, what is the point of a player slogging around the circuit?

From BBC

“The Idiot” is a nearly five-hour slog by a Polish-Russian contemporary of Shostakovich about another Dostoevsky outsider who succumbs to visions of grandeur.

From Los Angeles Times

The slog of the first half was history and all that mattered was now.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• lumber
• toil
• tramp
• trudge