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

1. We plodded through mud that came up past our ankles.
2. I could hear my roommate plodding up the steps to our apartment.
3. We plodded our way across the muddy field.
4. He plodded through his work.
5. The day was plodding along.

Origin of PLOD

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1562

Related to PLOD

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

Antonyms: fly, race, speed, whiz (or whizz), zip

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 PLOD

bod, clod, fade, Fahd, gaud, god, hod, mod, nod, od, odd, pod, prod, quad, quod, rod, scrod, shod, sod, squad, tod, wad