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plod
plod P0377700 (plŏd)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.] plod′der n.plod′ding·ly adv.plod (plɒd) vb, plods, plodding or plodded1. to make (one's way) or walk along (a path, road, etc) with heavy usually slow steps2. (intr) to work slowly and perseveringlyn3. the act of plodding4. the sound of slow heavy steps5. (Law) slang Brit a policeman[C16: of imitative origin] ˈplodding adj ˈploddingly adv ˈploddingness nplod (plɒd) v. plod•ded, plod•ding, n. v.i. 1. to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge. 2. to proceed in a tediously slow manner. 3. to work with steady and monotonous perseverance; drudge. v.t. 4. to walk heavily over or along. n. 5. the act or a course of plodding. 6. a sound of a heavy tread. [1555–65; perhaps imitative] plod′der, n. plod′ding•ly, adv. plod Past participle: plodded Gerund: plodding
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I plod | you plod | he/she/it plods | we plod | you plod | they plod |
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I plodded | you plodded | he/she/it plodded | we plodded | you plodded | they plodded |
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I am plodding | you are plodding | he/she/it is plodding | we are plodding | you are plodding | they are plodding |
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I have plodded | you have plodded | he/she/it has plodded | we have plodded | you have plodded | they have plodded |
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I was plodding | you were plodding | he/she/it was plodding | we were plodding | you were plodding | they were plodding |
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I had plodded | you had plodded | he/she/it had plodded | we had plodded | you had plodded | they had plodded |
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I will plod | you will plod | he/she/it will plod | we will plod | you will plod | they will plod |
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I will have plodded | you will have plodded | he/she/it will have plodded | we will have plodded | you will have plodded | they will have plodded |
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I will be plodding | you will be plodding | he/she/it will be plodding | we will be plodding | you will be plodding | they will be plodding |
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I have been plodding | you have been plodding | he/she/it has been plodding | we have been plodding | you have been plodding | they have been plodding |
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I will have been plodding | you will have been plodding | he/she/it will have been plodding | we will have been plodding | you will have been plodding | they will have been plodding |
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I had been plodding | you had been plodding | he/she/it had been plodding | we had been plodding | you had been plodding | they had been plodding |
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I would plod | you would plod | he/she/it would plod | we would plod | you would plod | they would plod |
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I would have plodded | you would have plodded | he/she/it would have plodded | we would have plodded | you would have plodded | they would have plodded | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | plod - the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere"ploddingwalk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" | Verb | 1. | plod - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"footslog, trudge, pad, slog, trampwalk - 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" |
plodverb1. trudge, drag, tread, clump, lumber, tramp, stomp (informal), slog He plodded slowly up the hill.2. slog away, labour, grind away (informal), toil, grub, persevere, soldier on, plough through, plug away (informal), drudge, peg away He is still plodding away at the same job.plodverb1. To walk heavily, slowly, and with difficulty:slog, slop, toil, trudge, wade.2. To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work:drudge, grub, slave, slog.Informal: grind.Translationsplod (plod) – past tense, past participle ˈplodded – verb1. to walk heavily and slowly. The elderly man plodded down the street. 沉重緩慢地走 沉重缓慢地走2. to work slowly but thoroughly. They plodded on with the work. 踏實苦幹 踏实苦干
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plod onTo move, progress, or develop at a slow but constant and deliberate pace. John: "Hey Steve, what's new?" Steve: "Nothing much, just been plodding on with my thesis for the last few weeks." My 95-year-old grandfather still makes a point of plodding on to the local shop each morning to catch up with neighbors and friends. I could feel my eyelids getting heavy as the lecture plodded on.See also: on, plodplod alongTo move, progress, or develop at a slow but constant and deliberate pace. I've been plodding along with my thesis for the last few weeks and making some decent progress. My 95-year-old grandfather still makes a point of plodding along to the local shop each morning to catch up with neighbors and friends. As the lecture plodded along, I could feel my eyelids getting heavy.See also: plodplod away (at something)To continue to work on, progress through, or develop something at a slow and laborious but consistent pace. A: "How's that new script coming?" B: "I'm still plodding away. I should be finished by tomorrow." I know Janet's been plodding away at her company's tax returns all weekend.See also: away, plodplod through (something)To continue to make progress through something at a slow and laborious but consistent pace. A: "How's that report coming?" B: "I'm still plodding through it. I should be finished by tomorrow." I know she's been plodding her way through all the applications we received.See also: plod, throughplod alongto move along slowly but deliberately. I'm just plodding along, but I am getting the job done. The old man plodded along, hardly able to stand. The movie plodded along putting most of the audience to sleep.See also: plodplod away at somethingto keep trying to do something. He continues to plod away at writing his novel. It's been three years now. How long have you been plodding away at that book?See also: away, plodplod through somethingto work one's way through something laboriously. I just plodded through my work today. I had no energy at all. This is certainly a lot of papers to have to plod through.See also: plod, throughplod
plod Brit slang a policeman PLOD
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PLOD➣Police Link Officers for Deaf (UK) | PLOD➣Power-Law Out-Degree (algorithm) |
plod Related to plod: ploddingly, plod alongSynonyms for plodverb trudgeSynonyms- trudge
- drag
- tread
- clump
- lumber
- tramp
- stomp
- slog
verb slog awaySynonyms- slog away
- labour
- grind away
- toil
- grub
- persevere
- soldier on
- plough through
- plug away
- drudge
- peg away
Synonyms for plodverb to walk heavily, slowly, and with difficultySynonymsverb to do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial workSynonymsSynonyms for plodnoun the act of walking with a slow heavy gaitSynonymsRelated Wordsverb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mudSynonyms- footslog
- trudge
- pad
- slog
- tramp
Related Words- walk
- squish
- slop
- slosh
- splash
- splosh
- squelch
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