Slog

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To walk or progress with a slow heavy pace; plod: slog across the swamp; slogged through both volumes.
  • verb-intransitive. To work diligently for long hours: slogged away at Latin.
  • v. To make (one's way) with a slow heavy pace against resistance.
  • v. To strike with heavy blows.
  • n. A long exhausting march or hike: a slog through miles of jungle.
  • n. A long session of hard work: an 18-hour slog in the hay fields.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A long, tedious walk, or session of work.
  • n. An aggressive shot played with little skill.
  • v. To walk slowly, encountering resistance.
  • v. To work slowly and deliberately (overcoming significant boredom).
  • v. To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To hit hard, esp. with little attention to aim or the like, as in cricket or boxing; to slug.
  • verb-intransitive. to walk heavily; to plod; to walk through resisting terrain, as in mud.
  • verb-intransitive. To work steadily and ploddingly; to toil.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To lag behind.
  • To hit hard, as in boxing, See slug.
  • In cricket, to hit at the ball wildly and without judgment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
  • v. work doggedly or persistently
  • v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  • Verb Form
    slogged    slogging    slogs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hit    work   
    Variant
    slogging    slogged   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    slug    plod    toil    walk   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hogg    Og    Ogg    Prague    Prolog    Rog    agog    bog    clog    dague