See Also: slog(1)(dictionary)
slog(2)(dictionary)
slog 1, verb(dictionary)
slog 2, noun(dictionary)

slog(2) (iou)



slog verb. colloq. Infl. -gg-. E19.
[Origin unkn.: cf. SLUG verb3.]
verb trans.
a. Hit or strike hard; drive with blows; fig. attack violently. E19.
b. Cricket. Score (runs) by unrestrained aggressive hitting. L19.
verb intrans.
a. Deal heavy blows; work hard (at or through something), toil on or away. M19.
M. Lavin He'd have to slog at this thing till he got it right. B. Chatwin He and his brother had slogged at one another with bare fists. R. Dahl All that..morning..slogging away cleaning Carleton's study.
b. Cricket. Make an unrestrained attacking stroke. M19.
verb intrans. Walk heavily or doggedly. L19.
E. Segal He slogged home through the gray slush and staggered up the steps.
Phrases: slog one's guts out: see GUT noun.