plod

v., plod·ded, plod·ding, plods.

v.intr.

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.

[Perhaps imitative.]

plodder plod'der n.
ploddingly plod'ding·ly adv.

verb

1. To walk heavily, slowly, and with difficulty: slog, slop, toil, trudge, wade. See move/halt.
2. To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work: drudge, grub, slave, slog. Informal grind. See work/play.

v

Definition: walk heavily
Antonyms: tiptoe, walk lightly

v

Definition: work slowly and under duress
Antonyms: breeze

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vade, lunte
v. tr. - slide
n. - tung gang, dump lyd

Nederlands (Dutch)
sjokken, sukkelen, stug doorwerken

Français (French)
v. intr. - marcher péniblement, trimer, peiner
v. tr. - marcher péniblement
n. - marche pesante

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stapfen, Plackerei
v. - trotten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βαρύς βηματισμός, βαρύ βήμα ή περπάτημα, (μτφ.) αγγαρεία, χαμαλίκι
v. - αργοπατώ, βαρυπατώ, σέρνομαι, (μτφ.) εργάζομαι απρόθυμα, δουλεύω συνέχεια

Italiano (Italian)
arrancare, sgobbare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caminhar penoso (m), lida (f)
v. - caminhar penosamente, labutar

Русский (Russian)
устало тащиться, вкалывать, тяжелая поступь, изнурительный труд

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - andar con paso pesado o con dificultad, trabajar laboriosamente, afanarse
v. tr. - andar con paso pesado o con dificultad, trabajar laboriosamente
n. - paso pesado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lunk, knog
v. - lunka, traska, knoga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
沉重缓慢地走, 埋头苦干, 努力从事, 沉重的步伐, 辛勤工作

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 沈重緩慢地走, 埋頭苦幹, 努力從事
v. tr. - 沈重緩慢地走
n. - 沈重的步伐, 辛勤工作

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 터벅터벅 걷다, 끈기 있게 일[공부] 하다
v. tr. - 힘들게 걷다, 터벅터벅 걷다
n. - 무거운 발걸음, 꾸준히 일함

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - とぼとぼと歩く, こつこつとする, とぼとぼ歩く, こつこつ働く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشي بتثاقل وبطء, تعب (فعل) يمشي ببطء وتثاقل, يكدح, يتعب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הלך בכבדות, השתרך‬
v. tr. - ‮הלך בכבדות, השתרך‬
n. - ‮יגיעה‬

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