slog (
http://definr.com/slog)
v 1: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at
her dissertation" [syn:
plug away,
peg away, {keep
one's nose to the grindstone}, {keep one's shoulder to
the wheel}]
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
"Donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle around a gin"
D.H. Lawrence [syn:
footslog,
plod,
trudge,
pad,
tramp]
3: strike heavily, esp. with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me
so hard that I passed out" [syn:
slug,
swig]