slog

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verb

slogged; slogging

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
slogger noun

slog

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noun

1
a
: hard persistent work
the endless enervating slog of warMichael Gorra
b
: a prolonged arduous task or effort
reform will be a hard political slogM. S. Forbes
2
: a hard dogged march or journey

Examples of slog in a Sentence

Verb 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. Noun It will be a long, hard slog before everything is back to normal. It was a long slog up the mountain.
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Verb
Arnold’s troops slogged through the mud, snow and dense forests of Maine, making as little as four or five miles of progress on some days. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025 As the first week of May comes to a close, President Donald Trump is still slogging through low approval ratings. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Noun
The Heat slogs through an uncharacteristically bad season but the winning history of Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra earn credibility and the assumption of a bounceback year. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 Who cares if the Huskies’ 67-59 win over Oklahoma on Friday night, in a slog of an 8/9 game, was unlike anything from the program’s past two postseasons? Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slog

Word History

Etymology

Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Verb

1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of slog was in 1824

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Cite this Entry

“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slog. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

slog

verb
ˈsläg
slogged; slogging
1
: to hit hard : beat
2
: to work in a steady determined manner
slogger noun

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