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SLOG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: slogged    , slogging   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

Example:

He slugged me so hard that I passed out

Synonyms:

slog; slug; swig

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "slog" is one way to...):

hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to slog his opponent

Sense 2

Meaning:

Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

Example:

Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone

Synonyms:

footslog; pad; plod; slog; tramp; trudge

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "slog" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "slog"):

slop; slosh; splash; splosh; squelch; squish (walk through mud or mire)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

They slog up the hill

Sense 3

Meaning:

Work doggedly or persistently

Example:

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; slog

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "slog" is one way to...):

work (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

slogger (someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours)

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