Definition of drudge
: to force to do hard, menial, or monotonous work
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Examples of drudge in a Sentence
factory workers who must drudge all day at repetitive tasks
Recent Examples of drudge from the Web
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The defense tried to discredit Constand and the other women, attacking their credibility and drudging up their past misbehaviors.
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While drudging through hateful comments can definitely make a negative impact on your mental health, reading kind comments out loud could act as an antidote.
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Origin and Etymology of drudge
Middle English druggen
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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Synonyms
bang away, dig (away), endeavor, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work;
Near Antonyms
break, ease (up), let up, slacken;
bum, chill, dally, dillydally, 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, goof (around), hang, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle;
Related Words
apply (oneself), buckle (down), dig in, hammer (away), knuckle down, pitch in;
exercise, exert, overexert, overwork;
Phrases
sweat blood;
Definition of drudge
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: one who is obliged to do menial work
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: one whose work is routine and boring
3
: menial or tedious labor
Examples of drudge in a Sentence
She was tired of working as an office drudge.
worked like a drudge at a low-paying job that had few benefits
Recent Examples of drudge from the Web
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Now, the hippie's disappointment is back, rebranded as the stressed-out modern office drudge's salvation.
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Quincy, who also enjoys playing the drums, said training isn't a drudge.
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Blake Bortles needs a lifeline, a safety vest, perhaps a hand up, to pull himself from the drudge of a career implosion.
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First Known Use of drudge
15th century
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Definition of drudge for English Language Learners
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: a person who does boring, difficult, or unpleasant work
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