slog

¹slog

verb \ˈsläg\

sloggedslog·ging

Definition of SLOG

transitive verb

1

: to hit hard : beat

2

: to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty

intransitive verb

1

: to plod heavily : tramp <slogged through the snow>

2

: to work hard and steadily : plug

— slog·ger noun

Examples of SLOG

1. He slogged away at the paperwork all day.
2. She slogged through her work.
3. She slogged her way through her work.
4. We've been slogging along for hours.
5. He slogged through the deep snow.
6. They slogged their way through the snow.

Origin of SLOG

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1824

Related to SLOG

Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, hit, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap

Antonyms: breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

Related Words: batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough; scuff; bunt, flick, stroke, tap; bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp; bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump [slang], fell, floor, knock down, level; rabbit-punch, sucker punch; cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip; bean, brain, conk, skull

Near Antonyms: break, ease (up), let up, slacken; bum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out; bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind; dabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about [British], mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

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Rhymes with SLOG

blog, bog, clog, cog, flog, fog, frog, grog, hog, jog, log, nog, Prague, prog, quag, shog, smog, tog