slog

[slog]

verb (used with object)

slogged, slogging 

1. to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.

2. to drive with blows.

verb (used without object)

slogged, slogging 

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

Other Word Forms

• slogger 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 Chargers’ need for depth at linebacker was underscored by Junior Colson slogging through hamstring and ankle injuries as a rookie last year, and Del’Shawn Phillips just coming off the physically unable to perform list.

From Los Angeles Times

“People don’t want to live 40 miles away from L.A. and slog through two hours of traffic every day. It affects their quality of life,” Prang said.

From Los Angeles Times

To be sure, the same thing often happens on left-leaning podcasts — and it’s just as exhausting to slog through.

From Salon

Santa Monica-based Skydance, which is owned by the Ellison family and private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners, faces an uphill slog to restore Paramount to its former glory.

From Los Angeles Times

What begins as an unsettling but compelling walk down memory lane quickly becomes a slog toward the inevitable.

From Salon

Related Words

• lumber 
• toil 
• tramp 
• trudge