slog

Meaning

Noun

1. A long, tedious walk or march.
2. A hard, persistent effort, session of work, or period.
3. An aggressive shot played with little skill.

Verb

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

Synonyms

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

hit hard

toil

whap

attack

👊

boom

💥

bop

box

📦

broil

catch

chop

visit

dash

💨

drive

get hold of

bonk

hurl

jab

knap

knock

wallop

Pronounced as (IPA)

/slɒɡ/

Etymology

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.