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
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British Dictionary definitions for slog
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, nounWord Origin for slog
C19: of unknown origin
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