slog
Americanverb (used with object)
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to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
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to drive with blows.
verb (used without object)
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to deal heavy blows.
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to walk or plod heavily.
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to toil.
noun
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a long, tiring walk or march.
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long, laborious work.
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a heavy blow.
verb
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to hit with heavy blows, as in boxing
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(intr) to work hard; toil
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(intr; foll by down, up, along, etc) to move with difficulty; plod
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cricket to score freely by taking large swipes at the ball
noun
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a tiring hike or walk
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long exhausting work
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a heavy blow or swipe
Other Word Forms
- slogger noun
Etymology
Origin of slog
First recorded in 1850–55; variant of slug 2
Example Sentences
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The several-year slog for home sales, in part brought about by quickly rising mortgage rates, looked set to improve at the start of 2026, Rindos wrote in a note.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Moreover, the onset of deflation and growing competition from homegrown brands has more recently made competing in China a slog for Western brands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
She simply kept showing up for it anyway, through the long and often anonymous slog of the professional tour.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Despite being on the staff of my school’s newspaper, I expected the film to be a slog; boring and obsessed with detail and names I didn’t know or care much about.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
“Why don’t you bring the broadside over to Number Three tonight and we’ll slog through that wretched thing together.”
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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