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(v)
plug away
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peg away
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slog
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keep one's nose to the grindstone
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keep one's shoulder to the wheel
work doggedly or persistently
“She keeps plugging away at her dissertation”
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(v)
slog
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footslog
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plod
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trudge
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pad
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tramp
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
“Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”
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(v)
slug
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slog
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swig
strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
“He slugged me so hard that I passed out”
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