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# plod

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

«plod» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. verb: To walk slowly and heavily, as if tired: "We plodded through the mud." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#m1)
2. verb: To work slowly and steadily at something boring or hard: "plod on with homework". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#m2)
3. noun: A slow, heavy walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#m3)
4. noun (UK slang, "plod" or "PC Plod"): the police or a police officer; a bit mocking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#x1)
- The tired horse plodded up the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#x2)
- I plodded on with my maths until it was done. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#x3)
- The elephant plodded slowly across the plain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#x4)
- "Watch out, here comes the plod!" (UK slang) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#x5)
- After a long plod, we reached the top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#x6)
- The old man got two sacks of money here, and plodded away homewards with these. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «plod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plod/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plod.html) on Mova free.