plod
plod
verb \ˈpläd\plod·dedplod·ding
Definition of PLOD
intransitive verb
1
: to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge
2
a : to walk heavily or slowly : trudge b : to proceed slowly or tediously <the movie's plot just plods along>
transitive verb
: to tread slowly or heavily along or over
— plod noun
— plod·der noun
— plod·ding·ly \ˈplä-diŋ-lē\ adverb
Examples of PLOD
- We plodded through mud that came up past our ankles.
- I could hear my roommate plodding up the steps to our apartment.
- We plodded our way across the muddy field.
- He plodded through his work.
- The day was plodding along.
Origin of PLOD
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1562
Related to PLOD
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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