plugging
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/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.“He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.”
- 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.”
- To persist or continue with something.“Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.”
- To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.
noun
- The act of stopping with a plug.
- The material of which a plug or stopper is made.
- An arrangement of plugs.“We tried a few different pluggings.”
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