slogged; slogging
Definition of slog
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to hit hard : beat
2
: to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty
slog
nounDefinition of slog (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: 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
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The first known use of slog was in 1824
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