trudge n : a long difficult walk v : walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: slog, footslog, plod, pad, tramp]

English

Etymology

Origin unknown.

Pronunciation

• /trʌʤ/ (RP & US)
• Rhymes: -ʌdʒ

Noun

1. A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.

Verb

1. To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
2. To trudge along or over a route etc.

Derived terms

• trudger

Translations

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airing, amble, andante, barge, bowl along, bundle, chug on, claudication, clump, constitutional, crawl, creep, dead march, dogtrot, drag, flounce, foot, footpace, footslog, forced march, funeral march, halt, hike, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hop, jaunt, jog, jog on, jog trot, jolt, jump, leisurely gait, limp, lumber, lumbering pace, lunge, lurch, march, mince, mincing steps, mush, pace, paddle, parade, peg, peripatetic journey, peripateticism, piaffe, piaffer, plod, plod along, plug, plug along, prance, promenade, rack, ramble, roll, rub on, sashay, saunter, schlep, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, shamble, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, skip, slink, slither, slog, slouch, slow march, slow motion, stagger, stalk, stamp, stomp, straddle, straggle, stretch, stride, stroll, strut, stump, swagger, swing, tittup, toddle, totter, traipse, tramp, trip, turn, waddle, walk, walking tour, wamble, wiggle, wobble