DRUDGE Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word drudge. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DRUDGE
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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 | ||||||||