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slog

[ slog ]

verb (used with object)

slogged, slogging.
  1. to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
  2. to drive with blows.


verb (used without object)

slogged, slogging.
  1. to deal heavy blows.
  2. to walk or plod heavily.
  3. to toil.

noun

  1. a long, tiring walk or march.
  2. long, laborious work.
  3. a heavy blow.

slog

/ ɒɡ /

verb

  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 to score freely by taking large swipes at the ball
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a tiring hike or walk
  2. long exhausting work
  3. a heavy blow or swipe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Dzg noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slog1

First recorded in 1850–55; variant of slug 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slog1

C19: of unknown origin
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"I do say China is going to be a slog in terms of the negotiations," Bessent said, per The Associated Press.

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He acknowledged that it would be a "long slog to rebuild understanding", but added that South Africa's relationship with the US was "fundamentally important" and he was determined to improve it.

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Home games against the low blocks of nations ranked 65th and 140th in the world are always going to be a bit of a slog.

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In contrast, he said, he knows the hustle and grind of being a local official in it for the long slog.

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He tells Salon, “It had some really fascinating angles, but the whole narrative was one long slog of a monologue from Dolores, which made it feel one dimensional, and to be honest, raw and unrevised.”

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