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SLOG
slug, slog, swig
(verb) strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; “He slugged me so hard that I passed out”
slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp
(verb) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; “Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
slog (plural slogs)
(chiefly, British and Canada) A long, tedious walk, or session of work.
(cricket) An aggressive shot played with little skill.
Verb
slog (third-person singular simple present slogs, present participle slogging, simple past and past participle slogged)
To walk slowly, encountering resistance.
(by extension) To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task.
To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.
Synonyms
• See also walk
Anagrams
• -logs, Glos, logs
Source: Wiktionary
Slog, v. t. & i. [Cf. Slug, v. t.]
Definition: To hit hard, esp. with little attention to aim or the like, as in cricket or boxing; to slug. [Cant or Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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