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DRUDGE Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word drudge. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the word drudge. (close relations)
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drone
verb, nounv, n
noun

• stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen

• an unchanging intonation

• someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

• an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control

• a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone

verb

• make a monotonous low dull sound

• talk in a monotonous voice

grunt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

• an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker

• medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught

verb

• issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

laborer
nounn
noun

• someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

menial
adjectiveadj
noun

• a domestic servant

adjective satellite

• used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

plodder
nounn
noun

• someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner

• someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

• someone who moves slowly

serf
nounn
noun

• (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

slog
verb, nounv, n
verb

• work doggedly or persistently

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

sweat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

• agitation resulting from active worry

• condensation of moisture on a cold surface

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

verb

• excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

toiler
verb, nounv, n
noun

• one who works strenuously

worker
nounn
noun

• a person who works at a specific occupation

• a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)

• sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae

• a person who acts and gets things done

dig
verbv
noun

• the site of an archeological exploration

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

• the act of digging

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

verb

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth

• create by digging

• work hard

• remove, harvest, or recover by digging

• thrust down or into

• remove the inner part or the core of

• poke or thrust abruptly

• get the meaning of something

grind
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

• the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

• hard monotonous routine work

• the act of grinding to a powder or dust

verb

• press or grind with a crushing noise

• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

• work hard

• dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

• created by grinding

• shape or form by grinding

hack
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• one who works hard at boring tasks

• a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

• a mediocre and disdained writer

• a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil

• a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

• an old or over-worked horse

• a horse kept for hire

• a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.

verb

• cut with a hacking tool

• be able to manage or manage successfully

• cut away

• kick on the arms

• kick on the shins

• fix a computer program piecemeal until it works

• significantly cut up a manuscript

• cough spasmodically

hacker
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• someone who plays golf poorly

• a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm

• one who works hard at boring tasks

labor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

• a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries

• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

• the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

verb

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• work hard

• undergo the efforts of childbirth

labour
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

• a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

verb

• work hard

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• undergo the efforts of childbirth

moil
verb, nounv, n
verb

• work hard

• be agitated

• moisten or soil

navvy
nounn
noun

• a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

peon
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

toil
verb, nounv, n
noun

• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

verb

• work hard

Best Hypernyms For DRUDGE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for drudge, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
laborer employee hack jack labourer menial peon plodder servant slog toiler work worker
Phrases (3)
do workmanual laborerunskilled person

Alternatives for DRONE

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