plod

v

1. trudge, pace, tramp, walk heavily, lumber, Inf. galumph; drag oneself along, move laboriously, shuffle, shamble, drag one's feet; walk on or over, tread, step on, stamp, Inf. stomp, crush, trample.

2. drudge, work or work hard, toil, moil, labor, Brit. fag; grub, grind, work one's fingers to the bone, slave or slave away, work like a slave, work like a Trojan, Sl. kill oneself; work day and night, burn the midnight oil, burn the candle at both ends, overdo, overwork, overexert oneself; sweat, struggle, Sl. beat one's brains out; work at, make an effort, apply oneself to, work away at, Inf. go at or to it; peg away at, Inf. plug away at, Inf. hack away at, hammer away at, Inf. bang away at, pound away at; Inf. chip away at, Inf. peck away at, Inf. go at or attack bit by bit or one piece at a time; go slowly but surely, carry on, continue, keep trying, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel; persevere, stick to or at or with it, persist, hang or hold on, Sl. hang in there, keep at it, keep doggedly at it; force oneself, push oneself, make oneself, exert oneself, strain oneself; do what has to be done, see [s.t.] through, see [s.t.] through to the finish, not give up, never say die.