1. hard monotonous routine work (Freq. 1) • Syn: drudgery, grind, donkeywork • Derivationally related forms: grind (for: grind), drudge (for: drudgery) • Hypernyms: labor, labour, toil 2. the act of walking with a slow heavy gait - I could recognize his plod anywhere • Syn: plod • Derivationally related forms: plod • Hypernyms: walk, walking
II - adjective
(of movement) slow and laborious (Freq. 1) - leaden steps • Syn: leaden • Similar to: effortful