plod
verb
[ plɒd ]
• walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.
• "we plodded back up the hill"
Similar:
trudge,
walk heavily,
clump,
stomp,
stump,
tramp,
drag oneself,
lumber,
slog,
sprauchle,
traik,
trog,
plod
noun
• a slow, heavy walk.
• "he settled down to a steady plod"
• a police officer.
• "a bunch of plods arrived, offering me a lift to the cop shop"
Origin:
mid 16th century: probably symbolic of a heavy gait.
