First Known Use: 1824
Dictionary
1slog
verb \ˈsläg\
: to keep doing something even though it is difficult or boring : to work at something in a steady, determined way
: to walk slowly usually with heavy steps
sloggedslog·ging
Full 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>
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Origin of SLOG
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2slog
noun
: a long period of hard work or effort
: a long, difficult walk
Full Definition of SLOG
1
a : 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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First Known Use of SLOG
1888
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