Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge.
- intransitive verb To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge.
- intransitive verb To trudge along or over.
- noun The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly.
- noun The sound made by a heavy step.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A puddle.
- To trudge; travel or work slowly and perseveringly; go on in any pursuit with steady, laborious diligence.
- To lag behind or puzzle upon the scent: said of hounds.
- To go or walk over in a heavy, laboring manner; accomplish by heavy, toilsome walking or exertion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To walk on slowly or heavily.
- intransitive verb To travel slowly but steadily; to trudge.
- intransitive verb To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
slow orlabored walk or othermotion oractivity . - verb intransitive To
walk ormove slowly andheavily orlaboriously (+ on, through, over). - verb transitive To
trudge over or through. - noun obsolete A
puddle . - noun UK, mildly derogatory, uncountable, usually with "the" the
police ,police officers - noun UK, mildly derogatory, countable a police officer, especially a low-ranking one.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
- verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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No longer used in plod work, they have transferred their comfort, strength and 100% waterproof qualities to 24/7 motorcycling.
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I think that a word or two of support from a non-plod is needed here.
Police Complaints – The Shocking Truth! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
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Gradually the glass diminishes and gloom descends on the interior until eventually plod is forced to move out as the building closes its eyes for the big sleep.
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She called plod, who asked if the jumper was dead.
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She called plod, who asked if the jumper was dead.
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Even Mr J Concrete has to go to sleep, work, whatever and no one, repeat no one, is going to help you if it's found out you called plod or the social.
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Even Mr J Concrete has to go to sleep, work, whatever and no one, repeat no one, is going to help you if it's found out you called plod or the social.
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He talks about breaking his "plod" - slog would be the better word - into manageable blocks of hours and days.
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As a former plod from the days when ` San Izal triple strength grease-proof ` bog paper was the norm in police lavvies, I have no sympathy here, as I always brought my own pink Delsey in with me (secretly, of course, as I didn’t want the others to think I was a soft arse). on December 12, 2009 at 10: 30 am Medic
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It sounds like a complaint has been made which the plod are then obliged to investigate.
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