plod

«plod» in Mova's school dictionary: verb: To walk slowly and heavily, as if tired: "We… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (plod, plods, plodded, plodding); noun (a plod; the plod, UK slang)

meaning for a pupil

1) verb: To walk slowly and heavily, as if tired: "We plodded through the mud." tree →

2) verb: To work slowly and steadily at something boring or hard: "plod on with homework". tree →

3) noun: A slow, heavy walk. tree →

4) noun (UK slang, "plod" or "PC Plod"): the police or a police officer; a bit mocking. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, characters plod through snow or mud when tired. In school, "plod on" means keep working steadily. In UK slang, "the plod" is the police, from PC Plod in the Noddy books; it is cheeky, not polite.

examples

• We plodded home through the rain. tree →
• The tired horse plodded up the hill. tree →
• I plodded on with my maths until it was done. tree →
• The elephant plodded slowly across the plain. tree →
• "Watch out, here comes the plod!" (UK slang) tree →
• After a long plod, we reached the top. tree →
• The old man got two sacks of money here, and plodded away homewards with these. tree →

note

Regular verb, double d: plodded, plodding. Similar: trudge, lumber. The slang "the plod" is cheeky; do not say it to a police officer.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «plod» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.