slog meaning

slog as a verb

1. work doggedly or persistently
   • She keeps plugging away at her dissertation

   Synonyms: plug away, peg away, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel

   Type of: work

   Related forms: slogger

2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
   • Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone

   Synonyms: footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp

   Type of: walk

   Kinds: squelch

3. strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
   • He slugged me so hard that I passed out

   Synonyms: slug, swig

   Type of: hit

How to pronounce slog

slog is pronounced /slɒɡ/ in British English and /slɑɡ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with slog

• fog
• bog
• hog
• jog
• clog
• flog
• frog
• agog
• grog
• hogg
• smog