slogged
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verb (used with object)
1.
to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
2.
to drive with blows.
verb (used without object)
3.
to deal heavy blows.
4.
to walk or plod heavily.
5.
to toil.
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noun
6.
a long, tiring walk or march.
7.
long, laborious work.
8.
a heavy blow.
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| —vb , slogs, slogging, slogged | |
| 1. | to hit with heavy blows, as in boxing |
| 2. | (intr) to work hard; toil |
| 3. | (intr; |
| 4. | cricket to score freely by taking large swipes at the ball |
| —n | |
| 5. | a tiring hike or walk |
| 6. | long exhausting work |
| 7. | a heavy blow or swipe |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
| 'slogger | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
slog
1824, "hit hard," probably variant of slug (3) "to strike." Sense of "walk doggedly" first recorded 1872; noun sense of "hard work" is from 1888.
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Example sentences
They're the ones who slogged across the mountains smoking the bad guys out of their caves.
We slogged along for several days but eventually stumbled into the bog at the top of the world.
His manner betrayed three sleepless days as he stumbled and slogged his way from bed to bed.
The firm slogged through, its nature helping navigate the challenge.
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