slog meaning and definition

SLOG verb

Definition of slog (verb)

1. work doggedly or persistently
   • "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"
   • synonyms: keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away
2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
   • "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
   • synonyms: footslog, pad, plod, tramp, trudge
3. strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
   • "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
   • synonyms: slug, swig