plod

🇺🇸 /plɑːd/ 🇬🇧 /plɒd/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to walk with slow, heavy steps, usually because you're tired

After a long day, they plodded wearily through the park.

noun
R

a slow, heavy walk, often due to tiredness

After the long hike, they were left with a plod back to the car.

R

a humorous term for a junior police officer

The rookie was called 'plod' by the more experienced officers.

translation

v. to walk with slow, heavy steps, usually because you're tired
n. a slow, heavy walk, often due to tiredness; a humorous term for a junior police officer

Word Forms

Past plodded
Progressive plodding
3rd Present plods
Perfect plodded
Plural plods