trudge
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verb (used without object)
1.
to walk, especially laboriously or wearily: to trudge up a long flight of steps.
verb (used with object)
2.
to walk laboriously or wearily along or over: He trudged the deserted road for hours.
noun
3.
a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
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trudge (trʌdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to walk or plod heavily or wearily |
| 2. | (tr) to pass through or over by trudging |
| —n | |
| 3. | a long tiring walk |
| [C16: of obscure origin] | |
| 'trudger | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
trudge
"to walk laboriously," 1547, of unknown origin. The noun meaning "an act of trudging" is attested from 1835.
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Example sentences
The losers, meanwhile, trudge back to their locker room in sweaty jerseys.
It is illogical to have the washing machine in a room that you have to trudge down a corridor to reach.
We learn that even urban sophisticates will trudge into the park in midwinter to put out seeds and suet.
One thought would be to trudge straight across the deep snow, to cut down on the slowest part of the hike.
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