slog

slog  (slg)

v. slogged, slog·ging, slogs

v.intr.

1. To walk or progress with a slow heavy pace; plod: slog across the swamp; slogged through both volumes.

2. To work diligently for long hours: slogged away at Latin.

v.tr.

1. To make (one's way) with a slow heavy pace against resistance.

2. To strike with heavy blows.

n.

1. A long exhausting march or hike: a slog through miles of jungle.

2. A long session of hard work: an 18-hour slog in the hay fields.

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[Perhaps alteration of slug³.]

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slogger n.

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slog

Verb

[slogging, slogged]

1. to work hard and steadily

2. to make one's way with difficulty: we slogged our way through the snow

3. to hit hard

Noun

1. long exhausting work

2. a long and difficult walk: a slog through heather and bracken

3. a heavy blow [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	slog - work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
	2.	slog - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" footslog, plod, trudge, tramp, pad walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" squish, slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
	3.	slog - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" slug, swig hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

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slog

verb 1. work, labour, toil, slave, plod, persevere, plough through, sweat blood (informal) apply yourself to, work your fingers to the bone, peg away at, keep your nose to the grindstone

verb 2. trudge, tramp, plod, trek, hike, traipse (informal) yomp, walk heavily, footslog

noun 3. work, labour, toil, industry, grind (informal) effort, struggle, pains, sweat (informal) painstaking, exertion, donkey-work, blood, sweat, and tears (informal)

noun 4. trudge, tramp, trek, hike, traipse (informal) yomp, footslog

Translations

slog [slɔg] (BRIT) vi → sudar tinta

n it was a slog → costó trabajo (hacerlo)

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slog [slɔg] n (Brit) (= effort); gros effort: (= work); tâche fastidieuse

vi → travailler très dur

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slog [slɔg] (Brit) vi (work hard) → schuften

n it was a hard slog → es war eine ganz schöne Schufterei;

to slog away at sth → sich mit etw abrackern

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slog [slɔg] (BRIT) n → faticata

vi → lavorare con accanimento, sgobbare