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 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

She now has to slog it out, fighting for every vote, to stand a chance of breaking what the last woman to run for US president, Hillary Clinton, called “the highest, hardest glass ceiling”.

From BBC

Unfortunately, some viewers may find this one a slog to get through.

From BBC

It’s going to be a long slog, with at least one more trip through the federal courts — unless, that is, Trump wins the election and shuts down the prosecution.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• lumber
• toil
• tramp
• trudge