The Clue
Work hard (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SLOG
Tags
Notes
The answer SLOG is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
Related Clues
Plod
Toil
Tramp
Trudge
Move with difficulty
Plod along
Plod heavily
Plod in mire
Plug away
Struggle (through)
Toil wearily
Wade (through)
Walk with difficulty
Walk heavily
Walk wearily
Tough trek
Long, exhausting march
No walk in the park
Slow, hard progress
Plod in paludous places
Plod through clods
Plod through mud
Plod through the mud
Trudge through the mire
Wade through slush
Walk through a marsh
Walk through mud
Work long and hard
Definition
SLOG as a verb:
1. (plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel) = work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"
2. (slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp) = walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
3. (slug, slog, swig) = strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"