Meaning of plod | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity.
   uncountable
2. A puddle.
   obsolete
3. the police, police officers
   UK, derogatory, mildly, uncountable, usually, with-definite-article
4. a police officer, especially a low-ranking one.
   UK, countable, derogatory, mildly, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“We started at a brisk walk and ended at a plod.”

“Germany can’t afford to stick to the stately plod into decline that Merkel initiated any longer. Merz will have to act fast, and break things to pull the country out of the quagmire it finds itself in.”

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