📖 Definitions of "Slog"
noun
- 1
A long, tedious walk, or session of work.
- 2
An aggressive shot played with little skill.
verb
- 1
To walk slowly, encountering resistance.
- 2
(by extension) To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task.
- 3
To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.
🔄 Synonyms of "Slog"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| trudgeverb | (intransitive) To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps. |
| plodverb | (intransitive) To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over). |
| slugnoun | Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. |
| swignoun | To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff. |
| padnoun | A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on. |
| footslognoun | (intransitive) to walk heavily over a long distance or in a weary manner; to trudge |
| plug awayverb | (informal) To persist or continue, as with an effort. |
| peg awayverb | (informal) To keep working (at something). |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slog"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| plodverb | (intransitive) To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over). |
| trudgeverb | (intransitive) To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps. |
| footslognoun | (intransitive) to walk heavily over a long distance or in a weary manner; to trudge |
| peg awayverb | (informal) To keep working (at something). |
| plug awayverb | (informal) To persist or continue, as with an effort. |
| padnoun | A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on. |
| swignoun | To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff. |
| slugnoun | Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. |
| trampnoun | (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond. |
| stretchnoun | An act of stretching. |
| schlepnoun | A long or burdensome journey. |
| shleppverb | Alternative form of schlep. [(transitive) To carry, drag, or lug.] |
| sluggingnoun | (slang, neologism, cosmetics) The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it. |
| trudgingverb | The act of one who trudges, or walks slowly and heavily. |
| clognoun | A blockage. |
| sloblandnoun | (British) A zone of muddy ground. |
| slumpnoun | A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period. |
| slopsnoun | (nautical, dated) Clothing and bedding issued to sailors. |
| slocknoun | (US prison slang) An improvised weapon consisting of a padlock placed in a sock, common in prison environments. |
| ploddingverb | Progressing slowly and laboriously. |
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