PLOD (plodded, plodding)

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does plod mean? 

• PLOD (noun)
  The noun PLOD has 1 sense:

1. the act of walking with a slow heavy gait

  Familiarity information: PLOD used as a noun is very rare.

• PLOD (verb)
  The verb PLOD has 1 sense:

1. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

  Familiarity information: PLOD used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLOD (noun)

Meaning:

The act of walking with a slow heavy gait

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

plod; plodding

Context example:

I could recognize his plod anywhere

Hypernyms ("plod" is a kind of...):

walk; walking (the act of traveling by foot)

• PLOD (verb)

Meaning:

Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

footslog; plod; trudge; pad; slog; tramp

Context example:

Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone

Hypernyms (to "plod" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "plod"):

slop; slosh; splash; splosh; squelch; squish (walk through mud or mire)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP