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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 slug.]

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slogger n.

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slog [slɒg]

vb slogs, slogging, slogged

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. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket to score freely by taking large swipes at the ball

n

1. a tiring hike or walk

2. long exhausting work

3. a heavy blow or swipe

[of unknown origin]

slogger  n

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 While slogging at your work, have you neglected your marriage?

2. trudge, tramp, plod, trek, hike, traipse (informal), yomp, walk heavily, footslog The men had to slog up a muddy incline.

noun

1. work, labour, toil, industry, grind (informal), effort, struggle, pains, sweat (informal), painstaking, exertion, donkey-work, blood, sweat, and tears (informal) There is little to show for two years of hard slog.

2. trudge, tramp, trek, hike, traipse (informal), yomp, footslog a slog through heather and bracken

Translations

slog [slɒg]

A. N it was a slog → me costó trabajo
it's a hard slog to the top → cuesta trabajo llegar a la cumbre

B. VI

1. (= work) → afanarse, sudar tinta
to slog away at sth → afanarse por hacer algo

2. (= walk etc) → caminar trabajosamente, avanzar trabajosamente
we slogged on for eight kilometres → seguimos la marcha otros ocho kilómetros más

C. VT [+ ball, opponent] → golpear

slog out VT + ADV to slog it out (fighting) → luchar hasta el fin, seguir luchando; (arguing) → discutir sin ceder terreno; (working) → aguantarlo todo, no cejar

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slog [ˈslɒg]

n

(= hard work)
We've had two years of hard slog → On a travaillé dur pendant deux ans.
I eventually got financial backing, but it was a slog → J'ai fini par obtenir un financement, mais ç'a été dur.

(= tiring journey)
It was a long hard slog up the hill → L'ascension de la colline a été longue et difficile.

vi

(= work very hard) → travailler très dur
to slog away at sth → trimer sur qch

to slog it out (= slug it out) → en découdre
to slog it out for sth → se disputer qch

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slog (inf)

n

(= effort) → Schinderei f, → Plackerei f (inf); it’s a long slog to the top of the hill → es ist eine ganz schöne Schinderei or Plackerei (inf), → bis man oben ist

(= stroke) → wuchtiger Schlag; to take a slog at somebody/something → auf jdn/etw (ein-)dreschen

vt ball → dreschen (inf); opponent → hart schlagen or treffen

vi

to slog at something (= hit) → auf etw (acc) → (ein)dreschen (inf); (= work) → an etw (dat) → schuften (inf); to slog away (at something) → sich (mit etw) abrackern

(= walk) to slog on/along → sich weiter-/dahinschleppen

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slog [slɒg]

1. n → faticata
it's a hard slog to the top → è una faticaccia arrivare in cima

2. vi

a. (work) → faticare, sgobbare
to slog away at sth → sgobbare su qc

b. (walk) to slog along → avanzare a fatica
we slogged on for 8 kilometres → ci trascinammo per 8 chilometri

3. vt (ball, opponent) → colpire con forza

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slog [slɒg]

1. n → faticata
it's a hard slog to the top → è una faticaccia arrivare in cima

2. vi

a. (work) → faticare, sgobbare
to slog away at sth → sgobbare su qc

b. (walk) to slog along → avanzare a fatica
we slogged on for 8 kilometres → ci trascinammo per 8 chilometri

3. vt (ball, opponent) → colpire con forza

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slog

v slog [slog]

1 to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully) She slogged him with her handbag. afhaak, slaan يَضْرُب كيفما أتى блъскам mlátit slå hårdt eindreschen auf χτυπώ βαριά golpear kolkima, taguma محكم زدن kumauttaa donner de grands coups à לַחֲבוֹט בְּכּוֹח רַב यूंही जोर से मारना žestoko udariti, zviznuti erősen üt memukul slá colpire (ocn violenza) 強打する (보통 무턱대고) 강타하다 smogti, vožti []belzt memukul erop.os slaan slå hardt walnąć, grzmotnąć espancar a lovi puternic сильно ударить udrieť mahniti tresnuti dänga (drämma) till ตีแรง vurmak 猛擊 сильно вдаряти تیز زناٹے دار ضرب لگانا đánh mạnh 猛击

2 to make one's way with difficulty We slogged on up the hill. moeisaam voortbeweeg يَشُقُّ طريقَه بِصُعوبَه бия път pachtit se ase afsted sich durchkämpfen προχωρώ με δυσκολία caminar/avanzar trabajosamente rühkima تقلا كردن punnertaa avancer avec effort לַעֲבוֹד קָשֶה בְּהַתְמָדָה कठिनाई से मागै बनाना klipsati alig vonszolja magát maju dengan susah payah ösla arrancare とぼとぼ進む 무거운 발 걸음으로 걷다 kabarotis, ropštis rāpties; smagi kāpt bersusah payah ploeteren streve/arbeide seg framover wlec się arrastar-se a înainta cu greu с трудом тащиться pachtiť sa s težavo napredovati jedva se uspeti traska, knoga ทำด้วยความยากลำบาก zorlukla ilerlemek 艱難地行走 прокладати шлях بمشکل عبور کرنا đi ì ạch, đi nặng nề vất vả 艰难地行走

3 to work very hard She has been slogging all week at the shop. hard werk يَعْمَلُ بِصُعوبَه бъхтя се dřít se ase schuften δουλεύω σκληρά afanarse, sudar tinta rassima جان كندن puurtaa travailler dur לַעֲבוֹד קָשֶה घोर परिश्रम करना naporno raditi küszködik vmivel bekerja keras hamast sgobbare たゆまず働く 열심히 일하다 plūktis smagi strādāt bekerja keras zwoegen slite/arbeide hardt mozolić się labutar a munci din greu много работать drieť (sa) garati dirinčiti knoga, knega ทำงานหนัก sıkı çalışmak 苦幹 наполегливо працювати کڑی مشقت کرنا làm việc vất vả và kiên trì 苦干

n

1 (a period of) hard work months of hard slog. harde werk عَمَل شاق бачкане dřina slid die Schufterei σκληρή δουλειά paliza, gran esfuerzo visa töö, rassimine كار شاق puurtaminen gros travail עֲבוֹדָה קָשָה कठिन काम का दौर mučan, naporan rad meló kerja keras púl faticata, sgobbata 骨折り仕事 지루하고 힘든 일(의 기간) plūkimasis smags darbs kerja keras gezwoeg slit harówka trabalheira corvoadă тяжёлая работа drina, lopota garanje težak rad slit, knog การกรำงานหนัก sıkı çalışma 苦幹(一段時間) стомлива праця کڑی محنت sự làm việc vất vả 苦干（一段时间）

2 a hard blow He gave the ball a slog. harde hou ضَربَةٌ عَنيفَه силен удар tvrdý úder slag harter Schlag δυνατό χτύπημα golpe tugev hoop ضربه محكم jysäytys grand coup חֲבָטָה קָשָה घूंसा žestok udarac erős ütés pukulan keras högg colpo (violento) 強打 강타 stiprus smūgis belziens pukulan keras dreun hardt slag mocny cios, walnięcie pancada lovi­tură puternică сильный удар tvrdý úder hud udarec udarac hårt slag การหวดอย่างแรง sert darbe 猛擊 сильний удар زور کی ضرب cú đánh mạnh 猛击