I. ˈsläg also -lȯg verb
( slogged ; slogged ; slogging ; slogs )
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
1.
a. : to hit hard : beat
b. : drive
slogged his horse relentlessly on
c.
(1) : to hit hard in cricket
(2) : score
2.
a. : to make (one's way) by dogged plodding (as in difficult terrain or in mud)
b. : to plod (one's way) perseveringly through a task or career especially against difficulty, opposition, or adversity
slogged his way steadily up through the business ranks
intransitive verb
1. : to plod heavily (as through mud) : tramp a long or arduous route
slogged through the already softening drifts — Farley Mowat
2. : to work hard and steadily : plug
been slogging away at this business for 15 years — Laurence Harvey
Synonyms: see strike
II. noun
( -s )
1.
a. : a hard dogged march or tramp : a difficult or plodding advance
b. : a long drudgery of effort : hard plugging application
that long central slog of the war from Pearl Harbor to the invasion of Normandy — Geoffrey Crowther
2. : a hard hit at cricket