1. (

• drudgery ,
• plodding ,
• grind ,
• donkeywork

) hard monotonous routine work ;

2. (

• plodding ,
• plod

) the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere" ;

1. (

• slog ,
• footslog ,
• plod ,
• trudge ,
• pad ,
• tramp ,

) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" ;

1. (

• leaden ,
• plodding

) (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" ;