to drudge
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7.0
- verb
- /drʌdʒ/
:
trabajar duro
- Every summer, interns drudge away on tasks that no one else wants to do.
Examples
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Listen, buddy, this is neither the time or the place to drudge up whatever it is you're selling.
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"The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return." - Gore Vidal R.I.P
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It's easy enough to drudge along and...
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So I would yes, drudge for the drudgery.
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This story was drudged up from old Boston Globe articles.
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And when you're in the valley, push through and drudge through that drudgery.
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I apologize if I go on a bit of a rant here, but I've gotten sick and damn tired of these metro-uber males that parade around like preening peacocks that drudge, and Stephanie has alluded to.
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Many workers drudge through long hours at jobs they find unfulfilling.
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He had to drudge through the tedious paperwork before he could finally leave the office.
Synonyms
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3.7
To work hard for a long time at a dull or repeated task
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5.3
To work very hard for a long time
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2.7
To work hard on difficult physical tasks
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2.6
To work hard at a task for a long time
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6.7
To work hard for a long time on a task that is difficult or tiring
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9.9
To work very hard, often at a physical or long job
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9.0
To work hard for a long time and suffer
To work very hard until you feel tired
To keep working hard on a difficult or long task
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Etymology
Drudge as a verb means to work hard at dull tasks for a long time. A helpful way to remember it is to think of trudge, 'to walk slowly and tiredly', because to drudge is to keep working slowly and without joy through boring jobs.