slog (slòg) verb
slogged, slogging, slogs verb, intransitive
1. To walk or progress with a slow, heavy pace; plod: slog across the swamp; slogged through both volumes.
2. To work diligently for long hours: slogged away at Latin.
verb, transitive
1. To make (one's way) with a slow, heavy pace against resistance.
2. To strike with heavy blows.
noun
1. A long, exhausting progress, march, or hike: a student's weary slog through Cicero; a slog through miles of jungle.
2. Long, hard work: an 18-hour slog in the hay fields.
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