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Plugging

/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/

To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

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📖 Definitions of "Plugging"

verb

1
To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
"He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk."
2
To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.
"The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome."
3
To persist or continue with something.
"Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution."
4
To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.

noun

1
The act of stopping with a plug.
2
The material of which a plug or stopper is made.
3
An arrangement of plugs.
"We tried a few different pluggings."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Plugging"

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sealingnoun	Used for closing securely.
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blockingnoun	The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
cloggingnoun	The situation of something being clogged.
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bridgingnoun	That acts as a bridge (in many contexts)
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siltingnoun	(cavediving) the disturbing of fine sediment on the floor of an underwater cave, reducing visibility
unpluggingverb	The removal of a plug.
pulling the plugnoun	(idiomatic) To stop something happening
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stopnoun	A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
unhookingverb	The removal of or from a hook.
drive-offnoun	The act of stealing fuel from a self-service filling station by driving off without paying after filling the fuel tank; the act of bilking.
unstickingverb	The act of removing something that was stuck
discontinuationnoun	The act of stopping producing or supplying a product.