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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
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
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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