slog

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A long, tedious walk or march.

2. 2

   A hard, persistent effort, session of work, or period.

   • It is as if Mr. Faulks had bled his own prose white, draining it of emotion in order to capture the endless enervating slog of war.
   • England's experimental line-up will have realised early on that this would be a long, hard slog against the multi-talented Brazilians with great strength in their starting line-up and on the bench.
   • There, despite the long slog of the pandemic and all the distracting dramas at headquarters, the schools themselves have mostly kept it together.
3. 3

   A book or other media that is difficult to get through due to dullness, density, or lack…

   A book or other media that is difficult to get through due to dullness, density, or lack of narrative momentum.

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   1. 4

      An aggressive shot played with little skill.

   2. 5

      To walk slowly or doggedly, encountering resistance.

      • The leading engine was one of the Class Y6 2-8-8-2 compound articulateds, [...] The stack noise of one of these great brutes slogging up a grade was quite unforgettable.
   3. 6

      To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task.

   4. 7

      To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.

      • It was like being slogged by a heavyweight boxer.

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