Definition of slog
slogged
;slogging
slogger
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Examples of slog in a Sentence
He slogged away at the paperwork all day.
She slogged through her work.
She slogged her way through her work.
We've been slogging along for hours.
He slogged through the deep snow.
They slogged their way through the snow.
Recent Examples of slog from the Web
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Participants will slog their way through structures that spin, swing and toss them around.
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So, what kind of person spends thousands of dollars for the privilege of running — or slogging — up and down a mountain?
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Unfortunately, the rebuild has slogged, moving at a pace unpalatable to both Foyt and Daly.
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The Phillies’ rotation slogged to a 6.55 ERA in 28 May starts.
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But the men were at last arrested in February 2016, and the case has been slogging toward trial.
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Around 10 p.m., Cindy churned 105 miles south of Lake Charles, still slogging toward the southwestern Louisiana coast at about seven mph, forecasters said.
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A Washington state delegation slogged through intense heat this week to speed-date potential clients in a rapid-fire series of business meetings at the Paris Air Show and a preshow visit to Airbus in Toulouse.
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And chief gorilla habituator Robert Mulimbi did have to slog through the heavy undergrowth in a makeshift white-guy...
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Origin and Etymology of slog
origin unknown
slog
Definition of slog
1a : hard persistent work the endless enervating slog of war — Michael Gorrab : 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
It will be a long, hard slog before everything is back to normal.
It was a long slog up the mountain.
Recent Examples of slog from the Web
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The team was divided into five groups of four adventurers, each of which would tackle one leg of the 416-mile slog over the ice from Arctic Canada to the Pole, pulling their gear behind them on sledges.
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The truth is that the slog of diplomacy often lacks the drama of political movies.
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The Enquirer/Phil Didion Futbol Club Cincinnati returned to the slog of United Soccer League play and kept its run of good form intact.
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The Enquirer/Phil Didion Futbol Club Cincinnati returned to the slog of United Soccer League play and kept its run of good form intact.
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While a road trip is one of traveling's great adventures, the day-to-day slog of a work commute is exactly opposite—and being in an accident immediately turns a dream into a nightmare.
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The caregiver's lot is a sometimes unrelenting slog of being both on the inside and the outside of a disease that has taken over your family.
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Promoting a movie seems like a pretty unpleasant slog most of the time, but Aubrey Plaza seems to have found a way to make the best of it.
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But as the days pass, this morning routine feels like more of a slog.
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First Known Use of slog
1888
SLOG Defined for English Language Learners
slog
playDefinition of slog for English Language Learners
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: to keep doing something even though it is difficult or boring : to work at something in a steady, determined way
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: to walk slowly usually with heavy steps
slog
Definition of slog for English Language Learners
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: a long period of hard work or effort
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: a long, difficult walk
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