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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.
The meaning of SLOG is to hit hard : beat. How to use slog in a sentence. to hit hard : beat; to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty; to plod heavily : tramp…
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.
Slog definition: to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.. See examples of SLOG used in a sentence.
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. (Cricket) cricket to score freely by taking large swipes at the ball. n. 5. a tiring hike or walk. 6. long exhausting work. 7. a heavy blow or swipe. [C19: of unknown origin]
SLOG meaning: 1. to work hard over a long period, especially doing work that is difficult or boring: 2. to…. Learn more.
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.
If you describe a task as a slog, you mean that it is tiring and requires a lot of effort. I eventually got financial backing, but it was a slog. American English : slog / ˈslɒg /
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use slog in a sentence Neither, too, was as chilling, as affecting, or, at times, as much of a slog .
