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plod
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- pronunciation:
- plad
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
plods, plodding, plodded |
definition 1: |
to move in a slow, tired, or heavy way.
She plodded up the stairs to bed.- synonyms:
- toil, tramp, trudge
- antonyms:
- bustle
- similar words:
- crowd, drag, lumber, shuffle, trek
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definition 2: |
to work slowly and steadily on a boring task.
He plodded through all of his homework.- synonyms:
- slave, toil
- similar words:
- carry on, hammer, hold out, peg away, plug along, struggle, sweat
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related words: |
clump, labor, toil, tramp, walk |
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derivations: |
ploddingly (adv.), plodder (n.) |
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