plod
To walk slowly with heavy steps.
plod in a sentence
- Tired and muddy, the hikers could only plod up the last hill, dragging their boots.
- The tired old carthorse would plod along the lane, each heavy hoof thumping slowly in the mud.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to plod?
- Askip
- Btrudge
- Csprint
- Ddash
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B: trudge. The other three mean the opposite of plod.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to plod?
- Atramp
- Bshuffle
- Cdash
- Dtrudge
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C: dash. The other three mean nearly the same as plod.
Words that mean something similar
trudge, tramp, shuffle
Words that mean the opposite
dash, sprint, skip
More words about movement & action
- plummet: To fall very fast and suddenly.
- plunge: To fall or dive suddenly downwards.
- pounce: To jump on something suddenly to catch it.
- procure: To get something, often with care or effort.
- prowl: To move around quietly and secretly, like a hunting animal.
- pursue: To chase after someone or something.
- quash: To stop or crush something completely.
- quest: A long search or journey to find or achieve something.
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test