[slɒɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- work hard over a period of time
(e.g: they were slogging away to meet a deadline)

- hit (someone or something) forcefully and typically wildly, especially in boxing or cricket
(e.g: batsmen careering down the pitch to slog the ball up in the air)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: of unknown origin; compare with slug

[slɒɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a spell of difficult, tiring work or travelling
(e.g: it would be a hard slog back to the camp)

- a forceful and uncontrolled hit, especially in cricket
(e.g: a slog hit the fielder on the helmet)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: of unknown origin; compare with slug