Verb: plod (plodded,plodding) plód
- Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
"Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone";
- slog, footslog, trudge, pad, tramp, tromp [N. Amer, informal], trog [Brit, informal]
- The act of walking with a slow heavy gait
"I could recognize his plod anywhere";
- plodding
- [Brit, informal] A member of a police force
"it was an accident, plod";
- police officer, officer, bobby [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: plodding, plodded, plods
Type of: law officer, peace officer, walk, walking
Part of: Bill [Brit, informal], boys in blue [informal], constabulary, fuzz [informal], law, Old Bill [Brit, informal], police, police force, polis [UK, dialect, informal], the fuzz [informal]
Encyclopedia: Plod