slog

/slɑg/

/slɒg/

Other forms: slogging; slogged; slogs

When you slog, you toil at something, working hard and often slowly to get a difficult job done. You might slog with your shovel through the pile of snow in your driveway.

A worker might slog through a pile of papers on her desk, or slog long and hard on a construction crew. In either case, the job requires persistence and determination. Another way to slog is to walk with difficulty, the way someone might slog along a muddy road to the gas station after getting a flat tire. The original meaning of slog was "hit hard," possibly as a variation of slug.

Definitions of slog

1. verb

   walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
   synonyms: footslog, pad, plod, tramp, trudge

   types:

   slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch, squish

   walk through mud or mire

   type of:

   walk

   use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
2. verb

   work doggedly or persistently
   synonyms: keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away

   type of:

   work

   exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
3. verb

   strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
   synonyms: slug, swig

   type of:

   hit

   deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
4. noun

   a long period of difficult work