Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To walk or progress with a slow heavy pace; plod.
  • intransitive verb To work diligently for long hours.
  • intransitive verb To make (one's way) with a slow heavy pace against resistance.
  • intransitive verb To strike with heavy blows.
  • noun A long exhausting march or hike.
  • noun A long session of hard work.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To hit hard, as in boxing, See slug.
  • To lag behind.
  • In cricket, to hit at the ball wildly and without judgment.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • verb Cant or Slang To hit hard, esp. with little attention to aim or the like, as in cricket or boxing; to slug.
  • intransitive verb to walk heavily; to plod; to walk through resisting terrain, as in mud.
  • intransitive verb To work steadily and ploddingly; to toil.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A long, tedious walk, or session of work.
  • noun cricket An aggressive shot played with little skill.
  • verb To walk slowly, encountering resistance.
  • verb by extension To work slowly and deliberately (overcoming significant boredom).
  • verb To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
  • verb work doggedly or persistently
  • verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Perhaps alteration of slug.]

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  • Cricket jargon - a wild swing by a batsman.

    November 30, 2007

  • "“It’s a tough slog, but I figured I was going to be at this for a long time.”"

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