slog

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 SLUG³.]

slogger slog'ger n.

verb

1. To walk heavily, slowly, and with difficulty: plod, slop, toil, trudge, wade. See move/halt.
2. To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work: drudge, grub, plod, slave. Informal grind. See work/play.
3. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop¹, slam, slug³, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: work doggedly or persistently
  Synonyms: plug away, peg away, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel

Meaning #2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  Synonyms: footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp

Meaning #3: strike heavily, esp. with the fist or a bat
  Synonyms: slug, swig

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - pukle løs, slide i det, traske, vandre møjsommeligt
v. tr. - ramme hårdt, slå hårdt
n. - træls arbejde, træls gåtur, hårdt slag

idioms:

• slog away    pukle løs med, slide i det med, mase på med
• slog it out    kæmpe med et problem til det er løst

Nederlands (Dutch)
hard slaan, ploeteren, zwoegen, vermoeiende wandeling, lange uitputtende werkzaamheden, flinke klap

Français (French)
v. intr. - travailler dur, bosser, peiner, cogner qn, taper de toutes ses forces dans
v. tr. - frapper qn violemment, taper de toutes ses forces dans, se frayer un chemin
n. - travail dur, coup violent

idioms:

• slog away    travailler dur
• slog it out    (lit, fig) se battre

Deutsch (German)
n. - etwas Anstrengendes, harter Schlag
v. - hart arbeiten, draufschlagen, büffeln

idioms:

• slog away    sich abplagen
• slog it out    es bis zum Ende durchstehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγγαρεία, χαμαλοδουλειά, βαρύ πλήγμα
v. - μοχθώ, κατασκοτώνομαι, χτυπώ στα τυφλά

idioms:

• slog away    σκοτώνομαι στη δουλειά
• slog it out    κοπιάζω, ξεκαθαρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
sgobbare, bastonare

idioms:

• slog away    cazzottare
• slog it out    risolverla a cazzotti

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pancada forte (f), golpe violento (m), caminhada (f), esforço longo e duro
v. - mourejar, trabalhar arduamente, bater fortemente

idioms:

• slog away    trabalhar sem parar
• slog it out    bater com fortes pancadas

Русский (Russian)
сильный удар, тяжелая утомительная работа, длительная ходьба, ломоть, колотить, наносить сильный удар, много и упорно работать, упорно идти вперед, с трудом тащиться

idioms:

• slog away    много и упорно работать
• slog it out    доводить до победного конца, одолеть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - afanarse, avanzar o trabajar con esfuerzo
v. tr. - pegar fuerte, aporrear
n. - golpe, porrazo

idioms:

• slog away    trabajar como un negro
• slog it out    luchar hasta el final

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hårt slag, hård marsch, mödosam väg
v. - slugga, dänga till, traska, knoga, knega

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
猛击, 顽强行进, 步履艰难地行, 跋涉, 苦干

idioms:

• slog away    努力苦干, 难苦
• slog it out    努力苦干, 难苦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 猛擊, 頑強行進
v. tr. - 猛擊, 步履艱難地行
n. - 猛擊, 跋涉, 苦幹

idioms:

• slog away    努力苦幹, 難苦
• slog it out    努力苦幹, 難苦

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (권투 등에서) 강타하다, 무거운 걸음걸이로 터벅터벅 걷다, 공들여서 하다
v. tr. - 강타하다, 무거운 걸음걸이로 터벅터벅 걷다, 때려 몰아내다
n. - 강타, 꾸준하게 걷기, (선거전의) 교착 상태

idioms:

• slog away    끊임없이 부지런히 일하다
• slog it out    악착같이 싸우다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 強打する, 苦労して歩く, せっせと働く
n. - つらい仕事, 苦しい道のり, 強打

idioms:

• slog away    精を出す
• slog it out    とことん戦う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضربه قويه, كدح, تقدم بصعوبه (فعل) يضرب بقوة, يشق طريقه بصعوبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עמל, עבד בפרך, התמיד, התקדם בכבדות, חבט בעוצמה‬
v. tr. - ‮חבט בעוצמה‬
n. - ‮חבטה עזה, עבודה מפרכת‬

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