slog

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verb

ˈsläg How to pronounce slog (audio)
slogged; slogging
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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 war.—Michael Gorra
b
: a prolonged arduous task or effort
… reform will be a hard political slog …—Malcolm S. Forbes
2
: a hard dogged march or journey

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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
The offense for the entirety of the first half slogged through mud. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 By the time the Yankees slogged off the field, most of the hardcores had already voted with their feet. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
Each team used seven pitchers to get through the slog. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 In the battle between the slog of metropolitan life and its many daily gifts, some felt the recent arrival of a thumb on the scale. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 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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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slog. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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slog

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

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