I. ˈsläg verb
( slogged ; slog·ging )
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1824
transitive verb
1. : to hit hard : beat
2. : to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty
intransitive verb
1. : to plod heavily : tramp
slogged through the snow
2. : to work hard and steadily : plug
• slog·ger noun
II. noun
Date: 1888
1.
a. : hard persistent work
the endless enervating slog of war — Michael Gorra
b. : a prolonged arduous task or effort
reform will be a hard political slog — M. S. Forbes
2. : a hard dogged march or journey