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   slog

   /slɒɡ/

   verb

   • 1. work hard over a period of time: "they were slogging away to meet a deadline" Similar work hardtoillabourwork one's fingers to the bonework like a Trojan/dogwork day and nightexert oneselfkeep at itkeep one's nose to the grindstonegrindslavegrubploughplodpeginformal:slog awayplugput one's back into somethingwork one's guts outwork one's socks offknock oneself outsweat bloodkill oneselfgraftfagbullockvulgar slang:work one's balls/arse/nuts offwork one's ass/butt offarchaic:drudgetravailmoilOpposite skivetake it easy
   • ▪ walk or move with difficulty or effort: "I slogged through the heather in the heat" Similar trudgetramptraipsetoilplodtrekfootslogdrag oneselfinformal:trogyompschlep
   • 2. hit (someone or something) forcefully and typically wildly, especially in boxing or cricket: "batsmen careering down the pitch to slog the ball up in the air"
   • ▪ fight or compete fiercely: informal British "they'll be slogging it out in the first round of the cup next Sunday"

   noun

   • 1. a spell of difficult, tiring work or travelling: "it would be a hard slog back to the camp" Similar hard worktoiltoilinglabourstruggleeffortexertiongrindblood, sweat, and tearsdrudgeryHerculean taskinformal:sweatelbow greasegraft(hard) yakkaarchaic:travailmoiltrudgetramptraipseplodtrekfootslogtraikinformal:trogyompschlepOpposite leisurerelaxation
   • 2. a forceful and uncontrolled hit, especially in cricket: informal British "a slog hit the fielder on the helmet"

   Word Origin early 19th century: of unknown origin; compare with slug2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. slogger noun

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