| VERB | social | slog, plug away, peg away, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel | work doggedly or persistently |
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| motion | slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud | |
| contact | slog, slug, swig | strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat |
| Sounds | slaa'g | |
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| Rhymes | agog ... Tagalog: 21 rhymes with aag... | |
| Meaning | Work doggedly or persistently. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | plug away, peg away, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel | |
| Broader | work | Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
| Spanish | trabajar duramente | |
| Nouns | slogger | someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours |
| Meaning | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They slog up the hill | |
| Synonyms | footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp | |
| Narrower | squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop | walk through mud or mire |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | caminar, ir de puntillas | |
| Catalan | caminar de puntetes, caminar | |
| Meaning | strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to slog his opponent | |
| Synonyms | slug, swig | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | currar, liarse a puñetazos | |
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