plug up
To put a plug or bung into somethingTo put a plug or bung into something; to interrupt the flow of.
» We must find something to plug up this hole.
Wir müssen etwas finden, um dieses Loch zu stopfen. — Zaghawa
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To put a plug or bung into something; to interrupt the flow of.
заби́тьzabítʹ, заку́поритьzakúporitʹ
(transitive)To reinforce something weak.
Examples
9 sentencesWe must find something to plug up this hole.
deWir müssen etwas finden, um dieses Loch zu stopfen. — Zaghawa
Plug up that leak.
Plug that leak up.
Let's plug up the hole.
ruДавайте заткнём дыру. — odexed
Tom plugged up the hole.
ruТом заделал дыру. — sharptoothed
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plugs up, plugging up, plugged up, plugged up| Base form | plug up · to plug up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plugs up |
| Present participle | plugging up |
| Past simple | plugged up |
| Past participle | plugged up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- plug inзамінятиTo connect (an electrical device) to a plug socket.
- plug intoз'єднувати, під'єднуватиTo connect an electric device into something using a plug.
- plug upTo put a plug or bung into something; to interrupt the flow of.
- plug outTo unplug; to remove (an electrical device) from its socket.
- plug awayTo persist or continue, as with an effort.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.