slog

[ slog ]
/ slɒg /
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verb (used with object), slogged, slog·ging.

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

verb (used without object), slogged, slog·ging.

noun

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Origin of slog

First recorded in 1850–55; variant of slug2

OTHER WORDS FROM slog

slog·ger, noun

Words nearby slog

slobby, slocum, sloe, sloe gin, sloe-eyed, slog, slogan, sloganeer, sloganize, sloid, sloka
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Words related to slogging

toil, tramp, lumber, trudge, plug, slave, stomp, trample, grind, flounder, drag, sweat, drudge, labor, schlepp

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British Dictionary definitions for slogging

slog
/ (slɒɡ) /

verb slogs, slogging or slogged

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

noun

Derived forms of slog

slogger, noun

Word Origin for slog

C19: of unknown origin
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