Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To walk, march, or trudge, especially over a long distance.
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- noun An instance of footslogging.
- verb intransitive to
walk heavily over a longdistance or in aweary manner; totrudge
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
Etymologies
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Examples
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A discussion of Lifeboat's largely negative critical reception . . . and Hitchcock's brief return to Britain to make two wartime propaganda films Aventure malgache and Bon voyage . . . leads into a somewhat tedious footslog through 1945's Spellbound.
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A draw was agreed to after an entertaining four hour footslog.
Camp Cromwell Report 25/07/06 Cromwell MkI 2006
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A draw was agreed to after an entertaining four hour footslog.
Archive 2006-07-01 Cromwell MkI 2006
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On Wednesday (the 22nd) I had to do a footslog, owing to my horse giving out.
A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition P. T. Ross
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Value Line is one of the screwiest, most absurdly managed and possibly among the most inept, crooked public companies ever to footslog the investment landscape.
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There are innumerable opportunities to go native, and footslog your way around the countryside.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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