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slog.

A long, tedious walk or march.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/slɒɡ/Received-Pronunciation/slɑɡ/General-American
  1. A long, tedious walk or march.

    Australia · Canada · UK · countable · uncountable
  2. A hard, persistent effort, session of work, or period.

    Australia · Canada · UK · broadly · countable · uncountable
  3. A book or other media that is difficult to get through due to dullness, density, or lack of narrative momentum.

    countable
  4. An aggressive shot played with little skill.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Probably a variation of slug (“to hit very hard”) or slough. Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition.

verb/slɒɡ/Received-Pronunciation/slɑɡ/General-American
  1. To walk slowly or doggedly, encountering resistance.

    intransitive
  2. To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task.

    broadly · intransitive
  3. To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.

    It was like being slogged by a heavyweight boxer.
Where this word comes from

Probably a variation of slug (“to hit very hard”) or slough. Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition.

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