English noun: drudge | |||
1. | drudge (person) one who works hard at boring tasks | ||
Synonyms | hack, hacker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unskilled person | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | plodder, slogger | ||
2. | drudge (person) a laborer who is obliged to do menial work | ||
Synonyms | galley slave, navvy, peon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer | ||
English verb: drudge | |||
1. | drudge (social) work hard | ||
Samples | She was digging away at her math homework. Lexicographers drudge all day long. | ||
Synonyms | dig, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do work, work | ||