drudge
drudge
(drŭj)n.
A person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work.
intr.v. drudged, drudg·ing, drudg·es
To do tedious, unpleasant, or menial work.
[From Middle English druggen, to labor; akin to Old English drēogan, to work, suffer.]
drudg′er n.
drudg′ing·ly adv.
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drudge
(drʌdʒ)n
a person, such as a servant, who works hard at wearisome menial tasks
vb
(intr) to toil at such tasks
[C16: perhaps from druggen to toil]
ˈdrudger n
ˈdrudgingly adv
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drudge
(drʌdʒ)n., v. drudged, drudg•ing. n.
1. a person who does menial, dull, or hard work.
2. a person who works in a routine way.
v.i.3. to perform menial, dull, or hard work.
[1485–95; of uncertain orig.]
drudg′er, n.
drudg′ing•ly, adv.
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drudge
Past participle: drudged
Gerund: drudging
| Imperative |
|---|
| drudge |
| drudge |
| Present |
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| I drudge |
| you drudge |
| he/she/it drudges |
| we drudge |
| you drudge |
| they drudge |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I drudged |
| you drudged |
| he/she/it drudged |
| we drudged |
| you drudged |
| they drudged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am drudging |
| you are drudging |
| he/she/it is drudging |
| we are drudging |
| you are drudging |
| they are drudging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have drudged |
| you have drudged |
| he/she/it has drudged |
| we have drudged |
| you have drudged |
| they have drudged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was drudging |
| you were drudging |
| he/she/it was drudging |
| we were drudging |
| you were drudging |
| they were drudging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had drudged |
| you had drudged |
| he/she/it had drudged |
| we had drudged |
| you had drudged |
| they had drudged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will drudge |
| you will drudge |
| he/she/it will drudge |
| we will drudge |
| you will drudge |
| they will drudge |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have drudged |
| you will have drudged |
| he/she/it will have drudged |
| we will have drudged |
| you will have drudged |
| they will have drudged |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be drudging |
| you will be drudging |
| he/she/it will be drudging |
| we will be drudging |
| you will be drudging |
| they will be drudging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been drudging |
| you have been drudging |
| he/she/it has been drudging |
| we have been drudging |
| you have been drudging |
| they have been drudging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been drudging |
| you will have been drudging |
| he/she/it will have been drudging |
| we will have been drudging |
| you will have been drudging |
| they will have been drudging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been drudging |
| you had been drudging |
| he/she/it had been drudging |
| we had been drudging |
| you had been drudging |
| they had been drudging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would drudge |
| you would drudge |
| he/she/it would drudge |
| we would drudge |
| you would drudge |
| they would drudge |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have drudged |
| you would have drudged |
| he/she/it would have drudged |
| we would have drudged |
| you would have drudged |
| they would have drudged |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | drudge - one who works hard at boring tasks plodder, slogger - someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours |
| 2. |  drudge - a laborer who is obliged to do menial work | |
| Verb | 1. |  drudge - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
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drudge
noun menial, worker, servant, slave, toiler, dogsbody (informal), plodder, factotum, scullion (archaic), skivvy (chiefly Brit.), maid or man of all work She felt like a household drudge.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
drudge
nounOne who works or toils tirelessly:
To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work:
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Translations
كادِحيَكْدَحُ، يَكِدُّ
dříčdřít
kulilønslaveslaveslide
kulizik
púla, òrælavinnuòræll
dirbti juodą darbąjuodas jautis
smaga, garlaicīga darba strādniekssmags, garlaicīgs darbs
dráčnadrieť sa
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drudge
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
drudge
(dradʒ) verbto do dull, very hard or humble work.
nouna person who does such work.
ˈdrudgery nounhard or humble work.
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