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slog

(slŏg)
v. slogged, slog·ging, slogs
v.intr.
1. To walk or progress with a slow heavy pace; plod: slog across the swamp; slogged through both volumes.
2. To work diligently for long hours: slogged away at Latin.
v.tr.
1. To make (one's way) with a slow heavy pace against resistance.
2. To strike with heavy blows.
n.
1. A long exhausting march or hike: a slog through miles of jungle.
2. A long session of hard work: an 18-hour slog in the hay fields.
[Perhaps alteration of slug.]
slog′ger n.
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slog

(slɒɡ)
vb, slogs, slogging or slogged
1. to hit with heavy blows, as in boxing
2. (intr) to work hard; toil
3. (intr; foll by down, up, along, etc) to move with difficulty; plod
4. (Cricket) 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]
ˈslogger n
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slog

(slɒg)

v. slogged, slog•ging.
n. v.t.
1. to hit hard, as in boxing; slug.
2. to drive with blows.
v.i.
3. to deal heavy blows.
4. to walk or plod heavily.
5. to toil.
n.
6. a long, tiring walk or march.
7. long, laborious work.
[1850–55; akin to slug 2]
slog′ger, n.
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slog


Past participle: slogged
Gerund: slogging

Imperative
slog
slog
Present
I slog
you slog
he/she/it slogs
we slog
you slog
they slog
Preterite
I slogged
you slogged
he/she/it slogged
we slogged
you slogged
they slogged
Present Continuous
I am slogging
you are slogging
he/she/it is slogging
we are slogging
you are slogging
they are slogging
Present Perfect
I have slogged
you have slogged
he/she/it has slogged
we have slogged
you have slogged
they have slogged
Past Continuous
I was slogging
you were slogging
he/she/it was slogging
we were slogging
you were slogging
they were slogging
Past Perfect
I had slogged
you had slogged
he/she/it had slogged
we had slogged
you had slogged
they had slogged
Future
I will slog
you will slog
he/she/it will slog
we will slog
you will slog
they will slog
Future Perfect
I will have slogged
you will have slogged
he/she/it will have slogged
we will have slogged
you will have slogged
they will have slogged
Future Continuous
I will be slogging
you will be slogging
he/she/it will be slogging
we will be slogging
you will be slogging
they will be slogging
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slogging
you have been slogging
he/she/it has been slogging
we have been slogging
you have been slogging
they have been slogging
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slogging
you will have been slogging
he/she/it will have been slogging
we will have been slogging
you will have been slogging
they will have been slogging
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slogging
you had been slogging
he/she/it had been slogging
we had been slogging
you had been slogging
they had been slogging
Conditional
I would slog
you would slog
he/she/it would slog
we would slog
you would slog
they would slog
Past Conditional
I would have slogged
you would have slogged
he/she/it would have slogged
we would have slogged
you would have slogged
they would have slogged
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. slog - work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"
work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
2. [画像:slog - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud]slog - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
squish, slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
3. slog - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
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slog

verb
1. work, labour, toil, slave, plod, persevere, plough through, sweat blood (informal), apply yourself to, work your fingers to the bone, peg away at, keep your nose to the grindstone While slogging at your work, have you neglected your marriage?
2. trudge, tramp, plod, trek, hike, traipse (informal), yomp, walk heavily, footslog The men had to slog up a muddy incline.
noun
1. work, labour, toil, industry, grind (informal), effort, struggle, pains, sweat (informal), painstaking, exertion, donkey-work, blood, sweat, and tears (informal) There is little to show for two years of hard slog.
2. trudge, tramp, trek, hike, traipse (informal), yomp, footslog a slog through heather and bracken
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slog

verb
1. To walk heavily, slowly, and with difficulty:
2. To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work:
Informal: grind.
3. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:
Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.
Slang: belt, conk, paste.
Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.
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Translations
ضَربَةٌ عَنيفَهعَمَل شاقيَشُقُّ طريقَه بِصُعوبَهيَضْرُب كيفما أتىيَعْمَلُ بِصُعوبَه
dřinadřít semlátitpachtit setvrdý úder
aseslagslid
alig vonszolja magáterõsen ütmeló
hamasthöggöslapúlslá
kabarotisplūkimasisplūktisstiprus smūgisvožti
belziensbelztiebelztrāptiessmagi kāpt
pachtiť satvrdý úder
sert darbesıkı çalışmasıkı çalışmakvurmak zorlukla ilerlemek

slog

[slɒg]
A. N it was a slog → me costó trabajo
it's a hard slog to the top → cuesta trabajo llegar a la cumbre
B. VI
1. (= work) → afanarse, sudar tinta
to slog away at sth → afanarse por hacer algo
2. (= walk etc) → caminar trabajosamente, avanzar trabajosamente
we slogged on for eight kilometres → seguimos la marcha otros ocho kilómetros más
C. VT [+ ball, opponent] → golpear
slog out VT + ADV to slog it out (fighting) → luchar hasta el fin, seguir luchando ; (arguing) → discutir sin ceder terreno ; (working) → aguantarlo todo, no cejar
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slog

[ˈslɒg]
n
(= hard work)
We've had two years of hard slog → On a travaillé dur pendant deux ans.
I eventually got financial backing, but it was a slog → J'ai fini par obtenir un financement, mais ç'a été dur.
(= tiring journey)
It was a long hard slog up the hill → L'ascension de la colline a été longue et difficile.
vi
(= work very hard) → travailler très dur
to slog away at sth → trimer sur qch
to slog it out (= slug it out) → en découdre
to slog it out for sth → se disputer qch
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slog

(inf)
n
(= effort) → Schinderei f, → Plackerei f (inf); it’s a long slog to the top of the hill → es ist eine ganz schöne Schinderei or Plackerei (inf), → bis man oben ist
(= stroke) → wuchtiger Schlag ; to take a slog at somebody/something → auf jdn/etw (ein-)dreschen
vt ball → dreschen (inf); opponent → hart schlagen or treffen
vi
to slog at something (= hit) → auf etw (acc) → (ein)dreschen (inf); (= work) → an etw (dat) → schuften (inf); to slog away (at something) → sich (mit etw) abrackern
(= walk) to slog on/along → sich weiter-/dahinschleppen
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slog

[slɒg]
1. n → faticata
it's a hard slog to the top → è una faticaccia arrivare in cima
2. vi
a. (work) → faticare, sgobbare
to slog away at sth → sgobbare su qc
b. (walk) to slog along → avanzare a fatica
we slogged on for 8 kilometres → ci trascinammo per 8 chilometri
3. vt (ball, opponent) → colpire con forza
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slog

(slog) – past tense, past participle slogged – verb
1. to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully). She slogged him with her handbag. afhaak, slaan يَضْرُب كيفما أتى блъскам espancar mlátit eindreschen auf slå hårdt χτυπώ βαριά golpear kolkima, taguma محكم زدن iskeä donner de grands coups à לַחֲבוֹט בְּכּוֹח רַב यूंही जोर से मारना žestoko udariti, zviznuti erősen üt memukul slá colpire 強打する (보통 무턱대고) 강타하다 smogti, vožti []belzt memukul erop los slaan slå hardt walnąć, grzmotnąć محکم نیول espancar a lovi puternic сильно ударить udrieť mahniti tresnuti dänga (drämma) till ตีแรง vurmak 猛擊 сильно вдаряти تیز زناٹے دار ضرب لگانا đánh mạnh 猛击
2. to make one's way with difficulty. We slogged on up the hill. moeisaam voortbeweeg يَشُقُّ طريقَه بِصُعوبَه бия път arrastar-se pachtit se sich durchkämpfen ase afsted προχωρώ με δυσκολία caminar/avanzar trabajosamente rühkima تقلا كردن raahustaa avancer avec effort לַעֲבוֹד קָשֶה בְּהַתְמָדָה कठिनाई से मागै बनाना klipsati alig vonszolja magát maju dengan susah payah ösla arrancare とぼとぼ進む 무거운 발 걸음으로 걷다 kabarotis, ropštis rāpties; smagi kāpt bersusah payah ploeteren streve/arbeide seg framover wlec się تقلب کول arrastar-se a înainta cu greu с трудом тащиться pachtiť sa s težavo napredovati jedva se uspeti traska, knoga ทําด้วยความยากลําบาก zorlukla ilerlemek 艱難地行走 прокладати шлях بمشکل عبور کرنا đi ì ạch, đi nặng nề vất vả 艰难地行走
3. to work very hard. She has been slogging all week at the shop. hard werk يَعْمَلُ بِصُعوبَه бъхтя се labutar dřít se schuften ase δουλεύω σκληρά afanarse, sudar tinta rassima جان كندن raataa travailler dur לַעֲבוֹד קָשֶה घोर परिश्रम करना naporno raditi küszködik vmivel bekerja keras hamast sgobbare たゆまず働く 열심히 일하다 plūktis smagi strādāt bekerja keras zwoegen slite/arbeide hardt mozolić się ځان کندن labutar a munci din greu много работать drieť (sa) garati dirinčiti knoga, knega ทํางานหนัก sıkı çalışmak 苦幹 наполегливо працювати کڑی مشقت کرنا làm việc vất vả và kiên trì 苦干
noun
1. (a period of) hard work. months of hard slog. harde werk عَمَل شاق бачкане trabalho duro dřina die Schufterei slid σκληρή δουλειά paliza, gran esfuerzo visa töö, rassimine كار شاق uurastus gros travail עֲבוֹדָה קָשָה कठिन काम का दौर mučan, naporan rad meló kerja keras púl faticata, sgobbata 骨折り仕事 지루하고 힘든 일(의 기간) plūkimasis smags darbs kerja keras gezwoeg slit harówka کلکه کار trabalheira corvoadă тяжёлая работа drina, lopota garanje težak rad slit, knog การกรํางานหนัก sıkı çalışma 苦幹(一段時間) стомлива праця کڑی محنت sự làm việc vất vả 苦干(一段时间)
2. a hard blow. He gave the ball a slog. harde hou ضَربَةٌ عَنيفَه силен удар pancada tvrdý úder harter Schlag slag δυνατό χτύπημα golpe tugev hoop ضربه محكم isku grand coup חֲבָטָה קָשָה घूंसा žestok udarac erős ütés pukulan keras högg colpo 強打 강타 stiprus smūgis belziens pukulan keras dreun hardt slag mocny cios, walnięcie كلك ضربه pancada lovi­tură puternică сильный удар tvrdý úder hud udarec udarac hårt slag การหวดอย่างแรง sert darbe 猛擊 сильний удар زور کی ضرب cú đánh mạnh 猛击
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