plug up en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To put a plug or bung into something; to interrupt the flow of.
People often flush paper towels down toilets, plugging them up; […]
2019 April 25, Samanth Subramanian, “Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands”, in The Guardian:
- (transitive) To reinforce something weak.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugs up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| plugged up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| plugged up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| plugging up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
ru заби́ть (to put a plug into something) · grc φράσσω (to put a plug into something) · ru заку́порить (to put a plug into something) · ga calc (to put a plug into something)