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Definition of plod verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

plod

verb
 
/plɒd/
 
/plɑːd/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they plod
 
/plɒd/
 
/plɑːd/
he / she / it plods
 
/plɒdz/
 
/plɑːdz/
past simple plodded
 
/ˈplɒdɪd/
 
/ˈplɑːdɪd/
past participle plodded
 
/ˈplɒdɪd/
 
/ˈplɑːdɪd/
-ing form plodding
 
/ˈplɒdɪŋ/
 
/ˈplɑːdɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because you are tired synonym trudge
    • + adv./prep. Our horses plodded down the muddy track.
    • We plodded on through the rain.
    • They plodded back up the hill again.
    • plod your way + adv./prep. I watched her plodding her way across the field.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPlod is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • horse
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably symbolic of a heavy gait.
See plod in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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