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plod

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plod  (pld)
v. plod·ded, plod·ding, plods
v.intr.
1. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge: "donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle round a gin" D.H. Lawrence.
2. To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge: plodding through a mountain of paperwork.
v.tr.
To trudge along or over.
n.
1. The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly.
2. The sound made by a heavy step.

[Perhaps imitative.]

plodder n.
plodding·ly adv.

plod
Verb
[plodding, plodded]
1. to walk with heavy slow steps
2. to work slowly and steadily
Noun
1. the act of plodding
2. Brit slang a policeman [imitative]
plodder n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plod - the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere"
walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
Verb1.plodplod - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
squish, slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

plod
verb 1. trudge, drag, tread, clump, lumber, tramp, stomp (informal) slog
verb 2. slog away, labour, grind away (informal) toil, grub, persevere, soldier on, plough through, plug away (informal) drudge, peg away
Translations
Spanish plod [plɔd] vicaminar con paso pesado;
(fig) → trabajar laboriosamente

French plod [plɔd] viavancer péniblement (fig); peiner
German plod [plɔd] vi (= walk) → trotten (fig); sich abplagen
Italian plod [plɔd] vicamminare a stento;
(fig) → sgobbare

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He and his old horse used to plod together along the street, like two good partners who understood each other; the horse would stop of his own accord at the doors where they took coal of him; he used to keep one ear bent toward his master.
Oh, yes, that's all he is good for: he can plod through the service well enough; but he has not a single idea beyond it.
Now one man to the fore in the snowshoes, and now the other, it was a case of stubborn, unmitigated plod.
 
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