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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The United States is slogging through a housing affordability crisis that was decades in the making. Josh Boak, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 Canada capitalized on a penalty call in the final seconds as Adriana Leon buried the shot to keep the drenched night slogging on. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 The Heat didn’t want to slog through another 82-game season filled with inconsistent play and bad losses that don’t reflect the talent on its roster. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024 The time has seemingly passed when a candidate can win Carter-style by slogging from small town to small town, bunking with local families and spending years meeting voters a handful at a time. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024 The radio business’ slog through a slow advertising market appears to be improving in 2024. Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024 But a closer inspection reveals that Young slogged through a tough outing. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024 Not every episode was a winner: Lynch stepped away for much of season 2, and the back half is famously hard to slog through. Devan Coggan and Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 June 2023 In the second half, Maryland slogged through scoreless droughts of 4:32, 2:48 and the final 3:07. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2024
Noun
So began a nearly 10-year slog of sky-high expectations that even the world’s richest company couldn’t hope to meet. Wes Davis, The Verge, 3 Mar. 2024 As WeWork slogs through bankruptcy, there's a further twist in the tale, The Wall Street Journal's Eliot Brown reports. Wsj Staff, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023 Toreros notes: The most embarrassing season in USD history slogs on. San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2023 There is just the great slog of carrying on without losing one’s nerve. Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023 As the war slogs on, Sophia — like millions of young people across Ukraine — is trying to plan for the future while worrying about surviving the present. Marc Santora Laetitia Vancon, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023 The Supra's sharp handling and responsive powertrains, however, mean its happier nipping apexes than long highway slogs. Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023 The symbolism of the final 12-play, 34-yard slog can’t be undersold. Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023 Russia launched an offensive focused on regaining the initiative and wresting Donetsk Oblast from Ukrainian defenders, but its long and bloody winter slog managed to claim just one eventual victory: Bahkmut. Peter Weber, The Week, 30 Aug. 2023

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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 29 Mar. 2024.

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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