Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   drudge

   /drʌdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a person made to do hard menial or dull work: "I felt like a household drudge"

   verb

   • 1. do hard menial work: archaic "her husband was drudging in the smoke of London"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): of unknown origin; perhaps related to drag.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • D

     2

   • R

     1

   • U

     1

   • D

     2

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. People also ask

   Why do people Drudge?

   • Factories and coal mines are full of drudges: diligent folks doing work that isn't super-interesting. Such work is often called drudgery. Also, when you're working hard at anything, you can call it drudging. We all drudge when we have something to do that we would rather avoid.

   Drudge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/drudge

   See all results for this question

   What does drudge mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Name That Dessert! Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary. The meaning of DRUDGE is to do hard, menial, or monotonous work. How to use drudge in a sentence.

   Drudge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drudge

   See all results for this question

   What is the meaning of drudge?

   • n. A person who does tedious, unpleasant, or menial work. To do tedious, unpleasant, or menial work. [From Middle English druggen, to labor; akin to Old English drēogan, to work, suffer ]. drudge'er n. (The Free Dictionary) The meaning of the word is a person who does tedious, unpleasant, or menial work.

   Drudged - definition of drudged by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com/drudged

   See all results for this question

   What does trudge mean?

   • 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. To trudge along or over. n. 1. The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly. 2. The sound made by a heavy step.

   Plodding - definition of plodding by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com/plodding

   See all results for this question

   Is a woman a drudge?

   • The small drudge before the grate swept the hearth once and then swept it again. That will be better than drudging your life away in a telegraph office. He is, consequently, much more than a mere drudge. Surely woman is less a drudge than she used to be. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

   DRUDGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/drudge

   See all results for this question

   What do drudges complain about?

   • Drudges have a little more to complain about than others: a drudge is someone whose job is difficult but isn't very interesting. Factories and coal mines are full of drudges: diligent folks doing work that isn't super-interesting. Such work is often called drudgery. Also, when you're working hard at anything, you can call it drudging.

   Drudge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/drudge

   See all results for this question

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › drudgeDrudge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › drudge

   • Cached

   Drudge is a verb meaning to do hard, menial, or monotonous work, or a noun meaning a person who does such work. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, history, and related words of drudge from Merriam-Webster.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDRUDGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Drudge is a noun that means a person who has to work hard at boring and unpleasant tasks and who is not respected by other people. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › drudgeDRUDGE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › drudge

   • Cached

   Drudge is a noun or verb that means a person who does hard or boring work, or to work in a dull way. Learn the origin, history, and usage of drudge with synonyms and example sentences.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › drudgeDRUDGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › english › drudge

   • Cached

   Drudge is a noun that means a person who does boring and unpleasant work and is not respected. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › drudgeDrudge - definition of drudge by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › drudge

   • Cached

   Drudge is a noun or verb that means a person or an action of doing tedious, menial, or unpleasant work. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of drudge in English and Spanish.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDRUDGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   A drudge is a person who works hard at a job which is not very important or interesting, or a verb meaning to do such work. See synonyms, examples, and word origin of drudge.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › drudgeDrudge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › drudge

   A drudge is someone who works very hard, especially at a job that is boring. To drudge is to work hard.