PLOD

Meanings

• Verb

  To move heavy objects or work slowly and laboriously

  - "Farmers have to plod through the fields to plant their crops."
  - "The old man plodded along the road, leaning heavily on his walking stick."

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Pronunciation

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Variants

List of all variants of plod that leads to same result
plod , plodded , plodder , plodders , plodding , ploddingly , plods

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to weigh down' or 'to be heavy'. Derived from the Old English word 'plodan'.

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Trivia

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1. PLOD is an anagram of the word 'DOLP' which means 'to throw' in Old English.

2. In some dialects, the past tense of PLOD is 'plodded' while in others it is 'plodded on' or 'plodded along'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Labor: Refers to physical or mental effort spent to achieve a goal.

2. Work: An activity involving effort to produce or accomplish something.

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Culture

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PLOD is often used in literature and poetry to describe a slow, laborious progress or to convey a sense of determination or perseverance.

How to Memorize "plod"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a heavy object being lifted or moved slowly and steadily.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a farmer working in the fields or a person carrying a heavy load.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence like 'Please Learn Old Dutch' to help remember the spelling of PLOD.

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