slog

(Inglese)

Noun

1. (Australia, British, Canada, countable, uncountable) A long, tedious walk or march.
2. (Australia, British, Canada, broadly, countable, uncountable) A hard, persistent effort, session of work, or period.
3. (countable) A book or other media that is difficult to get through due to dullness, density, or lack of narrative momentum.
4. (countable) An aggressive shot played with little skill.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To walk slowly or doggedly, encountering resistance.
2. (broadly, intransitive) To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task.
3. To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/slɒɡ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Probably a variation of slug (“to hit very hard”) or slough.
Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition.

Concetti

colpire forte

lavoro pesante

sfacchinare

colpo forte

colpire

colpire con forza

arrancare

camminare a fatica

faticare

sgobbare

sinonimi

plod

swig

slug

hit

swipe

trudge

bash

beat

clobber

pad

plug away

pommel

pummel

punch

👊

slam

smash

smite

strike

tramp

whack

footslog

keep one’s nose to the grindstone

peg away

keep one’s shoulder to the wheel

parch

pick up

biff

hard blow

plunk

wham

pull

whang

whip

roast

scorch

whomp

slouch

belt

whop

slave away

soak

strike hard

strike down

strike out

bat

🦇

swing

bang

swot

throw

toast