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Plod

To travel slowly but steadily; to trudge.

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Manner of action 5

Slop 76% connected

Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Slosh 76% connected

Alt. of Sloshy

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Splash 76% connected

To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Squelch 76% connected

To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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squish 76% connected

To crush or flatten something, often producing a squelching sound

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 2

Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Walking 76% connected

of Walk

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Derivationally related 2

Plodder 74% connected

One who plods; a drudge.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Plodder 74% connected

One who plods; a drudge.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Pad 92% connected

A footpath; a road.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Plodding 92% connected

of Plod

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tramp 92% connected

To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Trudge 92% connected

To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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