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Definition of plod - 5 dictionary results
plod
[plod]
verb, plod⋅ded, plod⋅ding, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden. |
| 2. | to proceed in a tediously slow manner: The play just plodded along in the second act. |
| 3. | to work with constant and monotonous perseverance; drudge. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to walk heavily over or along. |
–noun
| 5. | the act or a course of plodding. |
| 6. | a sound of a heavy tread. |
Origin:
1555–65; perh. imit.
1555–65; perh. imit.

Related forms:
plodder, noun
plod⋅ding⋅ly, adverb
plod⋅ding⋅ness, noun
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Plod
Plod\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Plodded; p. pr. & vb. n. Plodding.] [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
Plod\, v. t. To walk on slowly or heavily. The ploughman homeward plods his weary way. --Gray.
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Language Translation for : plod
Spanish:
andar con paso pesado,
German:
schwerfällig gehen,
Japanese:
とぼとぼ歩く
plod
1562, of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of walking heavily or slowly. Plodding "diligent and dull" is attested from 1589.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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