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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

/ ɒɡ /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a tiring hike or walk

  2. long exhausting work

  3. a heavy blow or swipe

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • slogger noun
  • ˈDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of slog1

First recorded in 1850–55; variant of slug 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of slog1

C19: of unknown origin
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The FCC review of Skydance’s proposed takeover of Paramount has become a slog.

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His defense remains a glaring weak spot, exposed repeatedly in key situations during the Dodgers’ slog through May and the opening days of June.

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His first runs came off the inside edge but afterwards he cleanly struck another nine fours and three sixes as he targeted the leg side without resorting to slogs.

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“And Just Like That” already slogged through this withered territory via Steve and Miranda in what may be the show’s most realistic depiction of two people giving up on each other.

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It is not a game-changing flash but a nightmarish slog extending through three presidential administrations whose leaders lied to the American people.

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