plod UK /plɒd/US /plɑd/verb 4noun 4forms 3 verb4 •To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over).The beast that bears me, tired with my woe, Plods dully on, to bear that weight in me, — 1609 •To trudge over or through.[…] Speed thou to Lombard-street, Or plod the gambling 'Change with busy feet, 'Midst Bulls and Bears some false report to spread, — 1799 •To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.On Sundays I keep plodding along at my job. •To extrude (soap, margarine, etc.) through a die plate so it can be cut into billets. noun4 •A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity.We started at a brisk walk and ended at a plod. •(UK, disapproving) the police, police officers •(UK, disapproving) a police officer, especially a low-ranking one. •(no longer used) A puddle. formsplodded · plodding · plods
