drudge

¹drudge

verb \ˈdrəj\

drudgeddrudg·ing

Definition of DRUDGE

intransitive verb

: to do hard, menial, or monotonous work

transitive verb

: to force to do hard, menial, or monotonous work

— drudg·er noun

Examples of DRUDGE

1. <factory workers who must drudge all day at repetitive tasks>

Origin of DRUDGE

Middle English druggen

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DRUDGE

Synonyms: bang away, beaver (away), dig (away), labor, endeavor, fag, grub, hump, hustle, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work

Related Words: apply (oneself), buckle (down), dig in, hammer (away), knuckle down, pitch in; attack, drive; essay, try; exercise, exert, overexert, overwork; eke out, grind (out), put out, scrabble, scratch; trudge, wade

Near Antonyms: break, ease (up), let up, slacken; bum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out; bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind; dabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about [British], mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

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Rhymes with DRUDGE

bludge, budge, fudge, grudge, judge, nudge, sludge, smudge, trudge