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plod

verb \ˈpläd\

: to walk slowly and usually heavily

: to progress or develop slowly

plod·dedplod·ding

Full Definition of PLOD

intransitive verb
1
:  to work laboriously and monotonously :  drudge
2
a :  to walk heavily or slowly :  trudge
b :  to proceed slowly or tediously <the movie's plot just plods along>
transitive verb
:  to tread slowly or heavily along or over
— plod noun
— plod·der noun
— plod·ding·ly \ˈplä-diŋ-lē\ adverb
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Origin of PLOD

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1562

Related to PLOD

Synonyms
bang away, beaver (away), dig (away), drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hump, hustle, moil, peg (away), labor, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work
Antonyms
fly, race, speed, whiz (or whizz), zip

Rhymes with PLOD

bod, clod, fade, Fahd, gaud, god, hod, mod, nod, od, odd, pod, prod, quad, quod, rod, scrod, shod, sod, squad, tod, wad
PLODDED Defined for Kids

plod

verb \ˈpläd\
plod·dedplod·ding

Definition of PLOD for Kids

:  to move or travel slowly but steadily
— plod·der noun

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