Definition of "slog" [slog]

• To walk or progress with a slow heavy pace; plod: slog across the swamp; slogged through both volumes. (verb-intransitive)
• To work diligently for long hours: slogged away at Latin. (verb-intransitive)
• To make (one's way) with a slow heavy pace against resistance. (verb-transitive)
• To strike with heavy blows. (verb-transitive)
• A long exhausting march or hike: a slog through miles of jungle. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The uphill slog is slow, physically demanding, and my aching thighs and lungs beg for relief."
• "It is short, until you see the quote in slog by Nicastro that they would build a building the could host a NHL team."
• "The Cougars and Owls rank eighth and ninth in the nation, respectively, in scoring, so a defensive slog is not likely."