Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: plugged
IPA transcription: [pl'ʌɡd]
Pronunciations of plugged
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: blocked, plugged
    Meaning: completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"
  • Synonyms: plugged
    Meaning: (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal
Usage examples
  • "The drain pipe is plugged up.
  • He set the electron microscope up on that and plugged it in.
  • He plugged a jack into a socket below the one remaining green light and spoke:
  • The Guadalupe country is burning up about that old Dutchman I plugged down there."
  • In his fear lest it should escape him again, he seized the first book that came to his hand and plugged it into the hole.
  • But although he punched a long pole down the pipe, and punched and punched, he could not dislodge whatever it was which plugged the pipe and kept the water from running through it.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 2012 phenomenon, License CC BY-SA 4.0
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