plug up

plʌɡ ʌp

plugged up, plugging up

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Definition of plug up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

seal openingblock a hole or gap with a plug

He used a rag to plug up the leak.

seal

stopper

cause obstruction

cause to become blocked or obstructed

Leaves and debris plugged up the drain, causing water to back up..

block

obstruct

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Expressions with plug

plug into

connect an electric device using a plug

She plugged the charger into the wall socket.

plug away

keep working hard even when it is difficult

She decided to plug away at her studies every night.

plug in

connect an electrical device to a power source

Please plug in the toaster before using it.

plug the gap

provide something needed to make up for a deficiency

The new employee was hired to plug the gap in the team.

plug the hole

fill a hole to stop leakage

They used a cloth to plug the hole in the pipe.

plug the leaks

stop the flow of liquid through holes

The plumber was called to plug the leaks in the pipes.

Examples of plug up in a sentence

The plumber will plug up the old pipe.
The sink got plugged up with food scraps.
Hair can easily plug up the shower drain.

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French:boucher, obstruer, ...
German:stopfen, blockieren, ...
Italian:tappare, ostruire, ...
Spanish:tapar, taponar, ...
Portuguese:tapar, entupir, ...
Chinese:堵住, 堵塞, ...
Japanese:塞ぐ, 詰まらせる, ...
Arabic:سَدَّ, عرقل, ...
Hebrew:לִסְתּוֹם, ...
Russian:заткнуть, засорить, ...
Ukrainian:закрити, ...
Hindi:छेद बंद करना, जाम कर देना, ...
Bengali:আটকে দেওয়া, অবরুদ্ধ করা, ...
Catalan:tapar, bloquejar, ...
Czech:ucpat, zanést, ...
Danish:tilstoppe, blokere, ...
Dutch:dichten, blokkeren, ...
Greek:βουλώνω, μπλοκάρω, ...
Hungarian:bedugaszolni, eltömíteni, ...
Khmer:ខ្ទប់, ស្ទះ, ...
Korean:막다, 막히다, ...
Persian:مسدود کردن, گرفتن, ...
Polish:zatkać, ...
Portuguese (BR):tampar, entupir, ...
Romanian:a astupa, a bloca, ...
Swedish:täppa till, ...
Thai:อุด, อุดตัน, ...
Turkish:tıkamak, ...
Vietnamese:bịt kín, làm tắc, ...

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