Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat: To deliver a powerful, forceful blow.
   • To walk heavily and with effort, as when tired or through a difficult surface: To walk in a slow, laborious, and determined manner.
   • To work doggedly, persistently, and with great effort: To work hard at a difficult or tedious task over a long period.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to strike):

  • The boxer managed to slog his opponent in the final round.
  • He slogged the ball over the boundary for a six.

• Verb (to walk heavily):

  • We slogged through the thick mud for hours.
  • Tired and wet, they slogged on towards the distant lights of the village.

• Verb (to work persistently):

  • She slogged through the 500-page report all weekend.
  • I've been slogging away at this project for months.

Advanced Usage

• "to slog it out": To engage in a long, hard fight, contest, or struggle until a conclusion is reached.

  • The two candidates slogged it out in a series of televised debates.
  • The teams will have to slog it out in extra time.

• "to slog one's guts out" (informal, idiomatic): To work extremely hard.

  • He's been slogging his guts out to meet the deadline.

Variants and Related Words

• Slog (noun): A period of long, hard work or a tiring journey.

  • The final exam was a real slog.
  • The last five miles of the hike were a hard slog.

• Slogger (noun): A person who works, walks, or hits in a slow, steady, and determined way.

Synonyms

• For "to strike": Slug, wallop, clobber.
• For "to walk heavily": Trudge, plod, tramp.
• For "to work hard": Toil, grind, labor, plug away (at).

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Slog away (at something): To work hard and steadily at a difficult task.

  • He's been slogging away at his thesis for two years.

• Slog through (something): To make slow, difficult progress through something lengthy or arduous.

  • I finally slogged through all the paperwork.

Related Idioms

• A slog/slogfest: Used to describe any activity that is long, difficult, and tiring.
  • The marathon turned into a real slog in the pouring rain.
  • The negotiations were a complete slogfest with little progress.

Verb

1. strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
   • He slugged me so hard that I passed out
2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
   • Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
3. work doggedly or persistently
   • She keeps plugging away at her dissertation