Definitions for PLOD
plɒdplod

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. plodding, plodverb

   the act of walking with a slow heavy gait

   "I could recognize his plod anywhere"

2. slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, trampverb

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

   "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PLODverb

   Etymology: ploeghen, Dutch. Skinner.

   1. To toil; to moil; to drudge; to travel.

   A plodding diligence brings us sooner to our journey’s end, than a fluttering way of advancing by starts. Roger L'Estrange.

   He knows better than any man, what is not to be written; and never hazards himself so far as to fall, but plods on deliberately, and, as a grave man ought, puts his staff before him. John Dryden, State of Innocence.

   Th’ unletter’d christian, who believes in gross,
   Plods on to heav’n, and ne’er is at a loss. Dryden.

   2. To travel laboriously.

   Rogues, plod away o’ the hoof, seek shelter, pack. Sha.

   If one of mean affairs
   May plod it in a week, why may not I
   Glide thither in a day. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Hast thou not held my stirrup?
   Bare-headed, plodded by my foot-cloth mule,
   And thought thee happy when I shook my head? William Shakespeare.

   Ambitious love hath so in me offended,
   That barefoot plod I the cold ground upon,
   With sainted vow my faults to have amended. William Shakespeare.

   3. To study closely and dully.

   Universal plodding prisons up
   The nimble spirits in the arteries;
   As motion and long-during action tires
   The sinewy vigour of the traveller. William Shakespeare.

   He plods to turn his am’rous suit
   T’ a plea in law, and prosecute. Hudibras, p. iii.

   She reason’d without plodding long,
   Nor ever gave her judgment wrong. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plod

   To plod means to walk or move slowly and heavily, typically due to physical exertion or with a great effort. It can also refer to working slowly or persevering in a slow and steady manner in an often unexciting task.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Plodverb

   to travel slowly but steadily; to trudge

2. Plodverb

   to toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently

3. Plodverb

   to walk on slowly or heavily

4. Etymology: [Gf. Gael. plod a clod, a pool; also, to strike or pelt with a clod or clods.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plod

   plod, v.i. to travel slowly and steadily: to study or work on steadily: to toil.—v.t. to get along by slow and heavy walking:—pr.p. plod′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. plod′ded.—n. Plod′der, one who plods on: a dull, heavy, laborious man.—adj. Plod′ding, laborious but slow.—n. slow movement: patient study.—adv. Plod′dingly. [Orig. 'to wade through pools,' from Ir. plod, a pool.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PLOD in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PLOD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PLOD
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PLOD
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PLOD
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PLOD