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Examples of plod
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Along this way plod army lorries, petrol tankers, jeeps crammed with passengers.
From the economist.com
First, getting to the camera function is an infuriating plod through the menus.
From the guardian.co.uk
The course is so demanding it forces you to plod along and grind on every shot.
From the jsonline.com
Just plod along in your new little life and see what good things it has to offer.
From the washingtonpost.com
Where other runners might bolt or plod or strain, McDonald practically floats.
From the freep.com
This is because they plod along sequentially, executing one instruction at a time.
From the newscientist.com
As I start to plod, my lungs immediately begin to battle the desperately thin air.
From the metro.co.uk
By the same token, watching Affleck plod around wordlessly is hardly riveting.
From the freep.com
I plod along the perimeter until I find a gate, but beyond it is no sidewalk.
From the economist.com
- Plodding: the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere"
- Slog: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
- Plod or P.C.Plod is a British slang term used to refer to a police officer, particularly one slow-witted or dull. A more recent variant is the plod, meaning the police force in general. The term originates from the character Mr. Plod, a police officer in the Noddy stories written by Enid Blyton .
- A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity; To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over); To trudge over or through
- The results of investigations will be prepared at the conclusion of the investigation by the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) and issued to both parties in the form of the Preliminary Letter of Determination (PLOD). ...
- N. The Police in general. You'd find it used in a context like "you climb over the fence and I'll keep an eye out for Plod". That's a made-up context, by the way - I'm not drawing from personal experience here. ...
- Friendly term for local policeman
- Continue to do without rest
