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- Dictionaryslog/slɒɡ/
verb
- 1. work hard over a period of time: "they were slogging away to meet a deadline" Similar Opposite
- 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"
noun
- 1. a spell of difficult, tiring work or travelling: "it would be a hard slog back to the camp" Similar Opposite
- 2. a forceful and uncontrolled hit, especially in cricket: informal British "a slog hit the fielder on the helmet"
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SLOG definition: 1. to work hard over a long period, especially doing work that is difficult or boring: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. a. : hard persistent work. the endless enervating slog of war Michael Gorra. b. : a prolonged arduous task or effort. reform will be a hard political slog M. S. Forbes. 2. : a hard dogged march or journey. Examples of slog in a Sentence. Verb He slogged away at the paperwork all day. She slogged through her work.
to make (one's way) with great effort; plod. 2. to work hard (at something); toil. slogging away at her work. noun. 3. hard work done persistently. 4. an arduous, lengthy, and, sometimes, boring trip, effort, or task.
When you slog, you toil at something, working hard and often slowly to get a difficult job done. You might slog with your shovel through the pile of snow in your driveway. A worker might slog through a pile of papers on her desk, or slog long and hard on a construction crew.
to work hard over a long period, especially doing work that is difficult or boring: I've been slogging through pages and pages of reports. [ I + adv/prep ] to travel or move with difficulty, for example through wet, sticky soil or snow, or when you are very tired: They slogged up the trail in the rain.
slog. [intransitive, transitive] to work hard and steadily at something, especially something that takes a long time and is boring or difficult. slog (away) (at something) He's been slogging away at that piece of music for weeks. slog (through something) The teacher made us slog through long lists of vocabulary.
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 slug.] slog′ger n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of slog verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Nov 5, 2024 · English. [edit] Etymology. [edit] Probably a variation of slug (“to hit very hard”) or slough. Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition.
SLOG definition: 1. to move forward with difficulty: 2. a period of hard work: . Learn more.
