slog
pronunciation
How to pronounce slog in British English:
UK [slɒg]
How to pronounce slog in American English:
US [slɑg]
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- Verb:
- work doggedly or persistently
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
Word Origin
- slog (v.)
- 1824, "hit hard," probably a variant of slug (v.3) "to strike." Sense of "walk doggedly" first recorded 1872. Related: Slogged; slogger; slogging.
- slog (n.)
- 1846, "a hard hit," from slog (v.). Sense of "spell of hard work" is from 1888.
Example
- 1. That is working-particularly in romania-but it is a slow slog elsewhere .
- 2. But walter spak , head of the international trade practice at law firm white & case , said litigating the way to free trade would be a long slog for the administration .
- 3. The day is always a long , hot slog .
- 4. Or maybe I just want them to think that reading is pleasurable and exciting instead of a dreary slog .
- 5. It will be a long slog : western governments have injected about $ 450 billion of capital overall .