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- Dictionaryplod/plɒd/
verb
- 1. walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps: "we plodded back up the hill" Similar
noun
- 1. a slow, heavy walk: "he settled down to a steady plod"
- 2. a police officer: informal British "a bunch of plods arrived, offering me a lift to the cop shop"
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The meaning of PLOD is to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge. How to use plod in a sentence.
PLOD definition: 1. to walk taking slow steps, as if your feet are heavy: 2. to work slowly and continuously, but…. Learn more.
to work slowly and continuously, but without imagination, enthusiasm, or interest: For years, he's plodded away at the same dull routine job. Alex is just plodding along at school, making very little progress. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Plod definition: to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge. See examples of PLOD used in a sentence.
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. transitive verb.
When you plod, you walk slowly, heavily, and deliberately. You might need to plod through the snow to get to the bus stop on time. Plod evokes a difficulty in walking — like when you trudge through mud or walk slowly up a steep hill.
1. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge: "donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle round a gin"(D.H. Lawrence). 2. To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge: plodding through a mountain of paperwork. v.tr. To trudge along or over. n. 1. The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly. 2. The sound made by a heavy step.
