I. slog 1 /slɒɡ $ slɑːɡ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle slogged , present participle slogging ) [intransitive and transitive] informal
1 . to work hard at something without stopping, especially when the work is difficult, tiring, or boring:
Mother slogged all her life for us.
slog away
After a day slogging away at work, I need to relax.
slog through
You just have to sit down and slog through long lists of new vocabulary.
2 . [always + adverb/preposition] to make a long hard journey somewhere, especially on foot:
He’s been slogging round the streets delivering catalogues.
slog your way through/round etc something
He started to slog his way up the hill.
3 . slog it out British English to fight, compete, or argue about something until one side wins:
The teams will be slogging it out on Saturday.
II. slog 2 BrE AmE noun
1 . [singular, uncountable] British English informal a piece of work that takes a lot of time and effort and is usually boring:
It’ll be a slog, but I know we can do it.
months of hard slog
2 . [singular] a long period of tiring walking:
a long hard slog uphill
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THESAURUS
▪ walk noun [countable] a journey that you make on foot, especially for exercise or enjoyment:
I took the dog out for a long walk in the fresh air.
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We went for some lovely walks.
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Do you fancy going out for a walk?
▪ hike noun [countable] a long walk in the mountains or countryside:
We went for a hike in the woods.
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There are some good hikes nearby.
▪ stroll noun [singular] a slow, relaxed walk:
Let’s take a stroll in the park.
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We went for a stroll along the river.
▪ wander British English a short relaxed walk, especially to look around a place:
We had a wander round the town and then went to the beach.
▪ trek noun [singular] used when talking about a long walk in the mountains, countryside etc which lasts for several days and which you do for pleasure. Also used about a long tiring walk somewhere, which you do not want to have to do :
They went on a three week trek in the Atlas Mountains.
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We then had a long trek back to our hotel with all our luggage.
▪ slog [singular] a long, tiring, and unpleasant walk, which continues for several hours:
It was a dreary slog over bleak and windswept hills.
▪ march noun [countable] an occasion when a group of people walk somewhere together, in order to protest about something:
Demonstrators are planning a march through the capital.
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a peace march