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earplug en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪɚplʌɡ/ (General-American)
  • /iːəpləɡ/ (Wales)
  • [iːɾplʌɡ] (Scotland)
  • /ɪjəplʌɡ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /iɾplʌɡ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɪəplʊɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
  • /ɪəplɐɡ/ (Australia)
  • /iəplɐɡ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ɪːplʌɡ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈɪəplʌɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /jøːpləɡ/ (Wales)
  • /iːəplʊɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
  • /ɛːplʌɡ/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From ear + plug.

Meanings

  1. A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.

Forms

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earplugs Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (40)

ru заты́чка для уше́й (protective clothing for the ear canal) · is eyrnatappi (protective clothing for the ear canal) · nv jaayiʼ abínágiłí (protective clothing for the ear canal) · de Ohropax (protective clothing for the ear canal) · de Ohrenstöpsel (protective clothing for the ear canal) · az qulaq tıxacı (protective clothing for the ear canal) · uk затичка для вуха (protective clothing for the ear canal) · cs špunt do ucha (protective clothing for the ear canal) · hu füldugó (protective clothing for the ear canal) · it tappi auricolari (protective clothing for the ear canal) · id sumbat telinga (protective clothing for the ear canal) · nb øreplugg (protective clothing for the ear canal) · nl oordopje (protective clothing for the ear canal) · fr bouchon d’oreille (protective clothing for the ear canal) · nb ørepropp (protective clothing for the ear canal) · da øreprop (protective clothing for the ear canal) · it tappi per le orecchie (protective clothing for the ear canal) · es tapón auditivo (protective clothing for the ear canal) · pl zatyczka do uszu (protective clothing for the ear canal) · bg тапа за уши (protective clothing for the ear canal) · cmn 耳塞 (protective clothing for the ear canal) · es tapón para los oídos (protective clothing for the ear canal) · ms penyumbat telinga (protective clothing for the ear canal) · es tapón acústico (protective clothing for the ear canal) · fi korvatulppa (protective clothing for the ear canal) · tr kulak tıkacı (protective clothing for the ear canal) · es tapón auditorio (protective clothing for the ear canal) · ru беру́ши (protective clothing for the ear canal) · vi nút tai (protective clothing for the ear canal) · el ωτασπίδα (protective clothing for the ear canal) · nn øyrepropp (protective clothing for the ear canal) · mi purutaringa (protective clothing for the ear canal) · fo oyrnaproppur (protective clothing for the ear canal) · de Ohrstöpsel (protective clothing for the ear canal) · sv öronpropp (protective clothing for the ear canal) · nn øyreplugg (protective clothing for the ear canal) · es tapón auricular (protective clothing for the ear canal) · ja 耳栓 (protective clothing for the ear canal) · vi bịt tai (protective clothing for the ear canal) · cmn 耳栓 (protective clothing for the ear canal)

earplug en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɪɚplʌɡ/ (General-American)
  • /iːəpləɡ/ (Wales)
  • [iːɾplʌɡ] (Scotland)
  • /ɪjəplʌɡ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /iɾplʌɡ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɪəplʊɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
  • /ɪəplɐɡ/ (Australia)
  • /iəplɐɡ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ɪːplʌɡ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈɪəplʌɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /jøːpləɡ/ (Wales)
  • /iːəplʊɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
  • /ɛːplʌɡ/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From ear + plug.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To fit with earplugs.
    • There wasn't much I could tell him, earplugged, but I crawled into turbine number 3 and waved him on in. 1992, Robin Cody, Ricochet river:
    • In this same strain of mouse, earplugging from 17-22 days postpartum is effective in inducing susceptibility to audiogenic seizures... 1975, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Developmental Psychobiology, Volume 8:

Forms

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earplugs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
earplugging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
earplugged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
earplugged Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

earmuffs