| Main Entry: | drudge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
Synonyms: |
back to the salt mines, dig, grind*, hammer*, keep nose to grindstone, labor, muck, perform, plod, plow, plug away, pound*, schlepp, slave, slog, sweat, toil, travail |
Antonyms: |
avoid, be lazy, dodge, hesitate, idle |
| Main Entry: | hammer away/hammer into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work hard at |
Synonyms: |
continue, drive home, drub into, drudge, drum into, endeavor, grind into, grind*, impress upon, instruct, keep on, peg away, persevere, persist, plug away, pound away, repeat, stick to, try hard, try repeatedly, work |
| Main Entry: | labor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
Synonyms: |
bear down, cultivate, drive, drudge, endeavor, exert oneself, grind, plod, plug away, pour it on, slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, tend, toil, travail, work oneself to the bone |
Antonyms: |
idle, laze, relax |
| Main Entry: | persevere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep at; work hard |
Synonyms: |
be determined, be resolved, be stubborn, carry on, continue, endure, go for broke, go for it, go on, hang in, hang tough, hold fast, hold on, keep driving, keep going, keep on, leave no stone unturned, maintain, persist, plug away, press on, proceed, pursue, remain, see it through, stand firm, stay the course, stick with it |
Antonyms: |
be lazy, give up, idle, leave, quit, stop |
| Main Entry: | plod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work slowly and under duress |
Synonyms: |
bear down, buckle down, drudge, grind, knuckle down, labor, persevere, plough through, plug away, scratch*, slave, sweat*, toil |
Antonyms: |
breeze |
| Main Entry: | struggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | labor, work |
Synonyms: |
assay, attempt, bend over backwards, break one's back, break one's neck, cope, dig, endeavor, exert oneself, give it one's best shot, give the old college try, go all out, grind, hassle, have one's nose to grindstone, hustle, make every effort, offer, plug, plug away, scratch, seek, slave, strain, strive, sweat, tackle, take a crack, take a stab, take on, toil, try, try one's hardest, undertake, work like a dog |
Antonyms: |
idle, laze, rest |
| Main Entry: | work |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be employed; exert oneself |
Synonyms: |
apply oneself, be gainfully employed, buckle down, carry on, dig, do a job, do business, drive, drudge, earn a living, freelance, have a job, hold a job, hustle*, knuckle down, labor, manage, manufacture, moil, moonlight, nine-to-five it, peg away, plug away, ply, punch a clock, pursue, report, scratch, slave, slog, specialize, strain, strive, sweat*, take on, toil, try |
Antonyms: |
idle, laze, relax, rest |
| Main Entry: | keep one's nose to the grindstone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work doggedly |
Synonyms: |
hammer away, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away, put one's nose to the grindstone, struggle on, wade through, work hard |
| Main Entry: | moil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | labor |
Synonyms: |
back, bear down, cultivate, drive, drudge, endeavor, exert oneself, fag, grind*, plod, plug away, pour it on, slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, tend, toil, travail, tug, work, work oneself to the bone |