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[ slog ] / slɒg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slog ON THESAURUS.COM
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.to deal heavy blows. to walk or plod heavily. nouna long, tiring walk or march. long, laborious work. Origin of slogFirst recorded in 1850–55; variant of slug2 OTHER WORDS FROM slogslogger, nounWords nearby slogslob ice, Slocum, sloe, sloe-eyed, sloe gin, slog, slogan, sloganeer, sloganize, sloid, sloka Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slogNeither, too, was as chilling, as affecting, or, at times, as much of a slog. 'Mockingjay—Part 1’ Is the Most Violent ‘Hunger Games’ Yet|Kevin Fallon|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST If that makes the series sound like a slog, my sincerest apologies. Why ‘The Americans’ Is the Best Spy Show on TV|Andrew Romano|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Regaining the votes of Asian-Americans, like making inroads with Latino voters, will be a slog for the Republican Party. Why Asian-Americans Have Turned Their Backs on the Republican Party|Lloyd Green|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST The economy is a slog, and the world remains a dangerous place. Hillary Clinton in 2016: Be Afraid, Republicans|Lloyd Green|February 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Forget the pundits and the critics who say the magic is missing from Obama's second inaugural after a tough four-year slog. Obama’s Unsung Army of Backstage Volunteers at the Inaugural Balls|Lauren Ashburn|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST He could manage the break, but this full pitch made him slog wildly. Poor Relations|Compton Mackenzie Still Captain Culler broke a window in the Kildare street club with a slog to square leg. Then turn to again with a will, slog away till dusk, and so home to the old barn. From Chart House to Bush Hut|Charles W. L. Bryde Masters and men used to stand up foot to foot like Smithfield Butchers and slog till neither of them could stand. A Case in Camera|Oliver Onions It has become a question of who can slog longest and hardest. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for slog
verb slogs, slogging or sloggedto 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 nouna tiring hike or walk long exhausting work Derived forms of slogslogger, nounWord Origin for slogC19: of unknown origin 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 Words related to slogtoil, tramp, lumber, trudge, plug, slave, stomp, trample, grind, flounder, drag, sweat, drudge, labor, bear down, buckle down, schlepp, plough through |