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slog

(slŏg)

v. slogged, slog·ging, slogs

v.intr.

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.

v.tr.

1. To make (one's way) with a slow heavy pace against resistance.

2. To strike with heavy blows.

1. A long exhausting march or hike: a slog through miles of jungle.

2. A long session of hard work: an 18-hour slog in the hay fields.

[Perhaps alteration of slug.]

slog′ger n.

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slog

(slɒɡ)

vb, slogs, slogging or slogged

1. to hit with heavy blows, as in boxing

2. (intr) to work hard; toil

3. (intr; foll by down, up, along, etc) to move with difficulty; plod

4. (Cricket) cricket to score freely by taking large swipes at the ball

5. a tiring hike or walk

6. long exhausting work

7. a heavy blow or swipe

[C19: of unknown origin]

ˈslogger n

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slog

(slɒg)

v. slogged, slog•ging.
n. v.t.

1. to hit hard, as in boxing; slug.

2. to drive with blows.

v.i.

3. to deal heavy blows.

4. to walk or plod heavily.

5. to toil.

6. a long, tiring walk or march.

7. long, laborious work.

[1850–55; akin to slug²]

slog′ger, n.

slog

Past participle: slogged
Gerund: slogging

Imperative
slog
slog

Present
I slog
you slog
he/she/it slogs
we slog
you slog
they slog

Preterite
I slogged
you slogged
he/she/it slogged
we slogged
you slogged
they slogged

Present Continuous
I am slogging
you are slogging
he/she/it is slogging
we are slogging
you are slogging
they are slogging

Present Perfect
I have slogged
you have slogged
he/she/it has slogged
we have slogged
you have slogged
they have slogged

Past Continuous
I was slogging
you were slogging
he/she/it was slogging
we were slogging
you were slogging
they were slogging

Past Perfect
I had slogged
you had slogged
he/she/it had slogged
we had slogged
you had slogged
they had slogged

Future
I will slog
you will slog
he/she/it will slog
we will slog
you will slog
they will slog

Future Perfect
I will have slogged
you will have slogged
he/she/it will have slogged
we will have slogged
you will have slogged
they will have slogged

Future Continuous
I will be slogging
you will be slogging
he/she/it will be slogging
we will be slogging
you will be slogging
they will be slogging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slogging
you have been slogging
he/she/it has been slogging
we have been slogging
you have been slogging
they have been slogging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slogging
you will have been slogging
he/she/it will have been slogging
we will have been slogging
you will have been slogging
they will have been slogging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slogging
you had been slogging
he/she/it had been slogging
we had been slogging
you had been slogging
they had been slogging

Conditional
I would slog
you would slog
he/she/it would slog
we would slog
you would slog
they would slog

Past Conditional
I would have slogged
you would have slogged
he/she/it would have slogged
we would have slogged
you would have slogged
they would have slogged

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Verb	1.	slog - work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
	2.	slog - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" footslog, plod, trudge, tramp, pad walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" squish, slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
	3.	slog - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" slug, swig hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

slog

verb

1. work, labour, toil, slave, plod, persevere, plough through, sweat blood (informal), apply yourself to, work your fingers to the bone, peg away at, keep your nose to the grindstone While slogging at your work, have you neglected your marriage?

2. trudge, tramp, plod, trek, hike, traipse (informal), yomp, walk heavily, footslog The men had to slog up a muddy incline.

noun

1. work, labour, toil, industry, grind (informal), effort, struggle, pains, sweat (informal), painstaking, exertion, donkey-work, blood, sweat, and tears (informal) There is little to show for two years of hard slog.

2. trudge, tramp, trek, hike, traipse (informal), yomp, footslog a slog through heather and bracken

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slog

verb

1. To walk heavily, slowly, and with difficulty:

plod, slop, toil, trudge, wade.

2. To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work:

drudge, grub, plod, slave.

Informal: grind.

3. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:

bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.

Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk, paste.

Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.

Translations

ضَربَةٌ عَنيفَهعَمَل شاقيَشُقُّ طريقَه بِصُعوبَهيَضْرُب كيفما أتىيَعْمَلُ بِصُعوبَه

dřinadřít semlátitpachtit setvrdý úder

aseslagslid

eindreschen harter Schlag Schinderei schuften Schufterei

alig vonszolja magáterõsen ütmeló

hamasthöggöslapúlslá

colpire forte colpo forte faticata lavoro pesante sfacchinare

kabarotisplūkimasisplūktisstiprus smūgisvožti

belziensbelztiebelztrāptiessmagi kāpt

arbeide hardt arbeide seg framover slå hardt slite hardt streve seg framover

pachtiť satvrdý úder

sert darbesıkı çalışmasıkı çalışmakvurmakzorlukla ilerlemek

猛击艰难地行走苦干

slog

[slɒg]

A. N it was a slog → me costó trabajo
it's a hard slog to the top → cuesta trabajo llegar a la cumbre

B. VI

1. (= work) → afanarse, sudar tinta
to slog away at sth → afanarse por hacer algo

2. (= walk etc) → caminar trabajosamente, avanzar trabajosamente
we slogged on for eight kilometres → seguimos la marcha otros ocho kilómetros más

C. VT [+ ball, opponent] → golpear

slog out VT + ADV to slog it out (fighting) → luchar hasta el fin, seguir luchando; (arguing) → discutir sin ceder terreno; (working) → aguantarlo todo, no cejar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slog

[ˈslɒg]

(= hard work)
We've had two years of hard slog → On a travaillé dur pendant deux ans.
I eventually got financial backing, but it was a slog → J'ai fini par obtenir un financement, mais ç'a été dur.

(= tiring journey)
It was a long hard slog up the hill → L'ascension de la colline a été longue et difficile.

(= work very hard) → travailler très dur
to slog away at sth → trimer sur qch

to slog it out (= slug it out) → en découdre
to slog it out for sth → se disputer qch

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slog

(inf)

(= effort) → Schinderei f, → Plackerei f (inf); it’s a long slog to the top of the hill → es ist eine ganz schöne Schinderei or Plackerei (inf), → bis man oben ist

(= stroke) → wuchtiger Schlag; to take a slog at somebody/something → auf jdn/etw (ein-)dreschen

vt ball → dreschen (inf); opponent → hart schlagen or treffen

to slog at something (= hit) → auf etw (acc) → (ein)dreschen (inf); (= work) → an etw (dat) → schuften (inf); to slog away (at something) → sich (mit etw) abrackern

(= walk) to slog on/along → sich weiter-/dahinschleppen

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slog

[slɒg]

1. n → faticata
it's a hard slog to the top → è una faticaccia arrivare in cima

2. vi

a. (work) → faticare, sgobbare
to slog away at sth → sgobbare su qc

b. (walk) to slog along → avanzare a fatica
we slogged on for 8 kilometres → ci trascinammo per 8 chilometri

3. vt (ball, opponent) → colpire con forza

slog

(slog) – past tense, past participle slogged – verb

1. to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully). She slogged him with her handbag.

2. to make one's way with difficulty. We slogged on up the hill.

3. to work very hard. She has been slogging all week at the shop.

noun

1. (a period of) hard work. months of hard slog.

2. a hard blow. He gave the ball a slog.

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