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slog
(redirected from slogging it out)

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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.

[Perhaps alteration of slug3.]

slogger n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.slog - work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"
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.slogslog - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
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"
hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

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) visudar tinta
n it was a slog → costó trabajo (hacerlo)
slog [slɔg] n (Brit) (= effort); gros effort: (= work); tâche fastidieuse
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
slog [slɔg] (BRIT) nfaticata

slog
v slog [slog]
1 to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully) She slogged him with her handbag.afhaak, slaanيَضْرُب كيفما أتىблъскамmlátitslå hårdteindreschen aufχτυπώ βαριάgolpearkolkima, tagumaمحكم زدنkumauttaadonner de grands coups àלַחֲבוֹט בְּכּוֹח רַבयूंही जोर से मारनाžestoko udariti, zviznutierősen ütmemukulslácolpire (ocn violenza)強打する...을 강타하다smogti, vožti[]belztmemukulerop.os slaanslå hardtwalnąć, grzmotnąćespancara lovi puternicсильно ударитьudrieťmahnititresnutidänga (drämma) tillตีแรงvurmak猛擊сильно вдарятиتیز زناٹے دار ضرب لگاناđánh mạnh
2 to make one's way with difficulty We slogged on up the hill.moeisaam voortbeweegيَشُقُّ طريقَه بِصُعوبَهбия пътpachtit sease afstedsich durchkämpfenπροχωρώ με δυσκολίαcaminar/avanzar trabajosamenterühkimaتقلا كردنpunnertaaavancer avec effortלַעֲבוֹד קָשֶה בְּהַתְמָדָהकठिनाई से मागै बनानाklipsatialig vonszolja magátmaju dengan susah payahöslaarrancareとぼとぼ進む터벅터벅 걷다kabarotis, ropštisrāpties; smagi kāptbersusah payahploeterenstreve/arbeide seg framoverwlec sięarrastar-sea înainta cu greuс трудом тащитьсяpachtiť sas težavo napredovatijedva se uspetitraska, knogaทำด้วยความยากลำบากzorlukla ilerlemek艱難地行走прокладати шляхبمشکل عبور کرناđi ì ạch, đi nặng nề vất vả
3 to work very hard She has been slogging all week at the shop.hard werkيَعْمَلُ بِصُعوبَهбъхтя сеdřít seaseschuftenδουλεύω σκληράafanarse, sudar tintarassimaجان كندنpuurtaatravailler durלַעֲבוֹד קָשֶהघोर परिश्रम करनाnaporno raditiküszködik vmivelbekerja kerashamastsgobbareたゆまず働く고되게 일하다plūktissmagi strādātbekerja keraszwoegenslite/arbeide hardtmozolić sięlabutara munci din greuмного работатьdrieť (sa)garatidirinčitiknoga, knegaทำงานหนักsıkı çalışmak苦幹наполегливо працюватиکڑی مشقت کرناlàm việc vất vả và kiên trì
n
1 (a period of) hard work months of hard slog.harde werkعَمَل شاقбачканеdřinasliddie Schuftereiσκληρή δουλειάpaliza, gran esfuerzovisa töö, rassimineكار شاقpuurtaminengros travailעֲבוֹדָה קָשָהकठिन काम का दौरmučan, naporan radmelókerja keraspúlfaticata, sgobbata骨折り仕事고된 일, 고역plūkimasissmags darbskerja kerasgezwoegslitharówkatrabalheiracorvoadăтяжёлая работаdrina, lopotagaranjetežak radslit, knogการกรำงานหนักsıkı çalışma苦幹(一段時間)стомлива працяکڑی محنتsự làm việc vất vả
2 a hard blow He gave the ball a slog.harde houضَربَةٌ عَنيفَهсилен ударtvrdý úderslagharter Schlagδυνατό χτύπημαgolpetugev hoopضربه محكمjysäytysgrand coupחֲבָטָה קָשָהघूंसाžestok udaracerős ütéspukulan kerashöggcolpo (violento)強打강타, 난타stiprus smūgisbelzienspukulan kerasdreunhardt slagmocny cios, walnięciepancadalovi­tură puternicăсильный ударtvrdý úderhud udarecudarachårt slagการหวดอย่างแรงsert darbe猛擊сильний ударزور کی ضربcú đánh mạnh

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