plod´ding|ly — plod «plod», verb, plod|ded, plod|ding, noun. –v.i. 1. to walk heavily or slowly; trudge: »The old man plods wearily along the road. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
plod´der — plod «plod», verb, plod|ded, plod|ding, noun. –v.i. 1. to walk heavily or slowly; trudge: »The old man plods wearily along the road. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
plod — [v1] walk heavily clump*, drag, flounder, hike, lumber*, plug, schlepp*, slog*, stamp, stomp, toil, tramp, trample, tread, tromp, trudge, wallow; concept 151 Ant. tiptoe, walk lightly plod [v2] work slowly and under duress bear down*, buckle… … New thesaurus
plod — Synonyms and related words: amble, andante, barge, bowl along, bundle, chug on, claudication, clump, crawl, creep, dead march, dig, dogtrot, drag, drudge, fag, flounce, flounder, foot, footpace, footslog, funeral march, grind, grub, halt, hammer … Moby Thesaurus
plod — v 1. trudge, pace, tramp, walk heavily, lumber, Inf. galumph; drag oneself along, move laboriously, shuffle, shamble, drag one s feet; walk on or over, tread, step on, stamp, Inf. stomp, crush, trample. 2. drudge, work or work hard, toil, moil,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
plod — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. persevere, persist; trudge, walk; labor, drudge, toil. See resolution, slowness, exertion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. trudge, hike, plug; see walk 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. trudge walk… … English dictionary for students
peg away — verb work doggedly or persistently She keeps plugging away at her dissertation • Syn: ↑plug away, ↑slog, ↑keep one s nose to the grindstone, ↑keep one s shoulder to the wheel • Derivationally related forms: ↑slogger … Useful english dictionary
hammer away at — Synonyms and related words: always trot out, apply the mind, belabor, dig, drudge, dwell on, dwell upon, fag, grind, grub, hammer, hammer at, hammer away, harp on, insist upon, keep doggedly at, labor, moil, peg, peg away, plod, plug, plug along … Moby Thesaurus
plug away — Synonyms and related words: carry on, dig, drudge, fag, grind, grub, hammer, hammer away, keep at it, keep busy, keep doggedly at, keep driving, keep going, keep moving, keep on, moil, peg, peg away, plod, plug, plug along, plug at, pound away,… … Moby Thesaurus
pound away — Synonyms and related words: dig, drudge, fag, grind, grub, hammer, hammer away, keep doggedly at, moil, peg, peg away, plod, plug, plug along, plug at, plug away, slog, slog away, toil, travail, wade through, work away … Moby Thesaurus
hammer — 1. noun a hammer and chisel Syn: mallet, beetle, gavel, sledgehammer, jackhammer 2. verb 1) the alloy is hammered into a circular shape Syn: beat, forge, shape, form, mold, fashion, make … Thesaurus of popular words