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Plugging

/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/

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

📖 Definitions of "Plugging"

verb
  1. 1

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

    "He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk."

  2. 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. 3

    To persist or continue with something.

    "Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution."

  4. 4

    To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.

noun
  1. 1

    The act of stopping with a plug.

  2. 2

    The material of which a plug or stopper is made.

  3. 3

    An arrangement of plugs.

    "We tried a few different pluggings."

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