v. Function: verb
to perform hard, menial, or monotonous work FF1C; drudged all day washing floors FF1E;
Synonyms: grind, grub, ||muck, plod, slave, slog, toil
Related Words: hammer, peg (away or at or on), plow, plug, pound (away); perform, work
Idioms: keep one's nose to the grindstone
Contrasted Words: idle, laze, loaf, lounge; dally, dawdle, potter, putter; cheat, chisel