PLOD

plodding, plod

(noun) the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; “I could recognize his plod anywhere”

slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp

(verb) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; “Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

plod (uncountable)

A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity.

Verb

plod (third-person singular simple present plods, present participle plodding, simple past and past participle plodded)

(intransitive) To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over).

(transitive) To trudge over or through.

To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.

Etymology 2

Noun

plod (plural plods)

(obsolete) A puddle.

Etymology 3

Noun

plod (usually uncountable, plural plods)

(UK, mildly, derogatory, uncountable, usually with "the") the police, police officers

(UK, mildly, derogatory, countable) a police officer, especially a low-ranking one.

Synonyms

• (the police): See Thesaurus:police

• (police officer): See Thesaurus:police officer

Source: Wiktionary

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Plod, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Plodded; p. pr. & vb. n. Plodding.] Etym: [Gf. Gael. plod a clod, a pool; also, to strike or pelt with a clod or clods.]

1. To travel slowly but steadily; to trudge. Shak.

2. To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently. "Plodding schoolmen." Drayton.

Plod, v. t.

Definition: To walk on slowly or heavily. The ploughman homeward plods his weary way. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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