English > plod: 2 senses > verb 1, motion| Meaning | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
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| Example | "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" |
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| Synonyms | slog, footslog, trudge, pad, tramp |
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| Narrower | squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop | walk through mud or mire |
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| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
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| Nouns | plodder | someone who moves slowly |
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| plodder | someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours |
| plodder | someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner |
| plodding | the act of walking with a slow heavy gait |