plugged

Thân thiện

The drain was plugged with leaves and mud.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely obstructed or closed off: Describes a passage, pipe, or opening that is fully blocked, preventing flow or movement.
   • (Of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal: Describes a coin that has been fraudulently modified, typically by having a core of precious metal removed and replaced with a cheaper metal.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Obstructed):
  • The sink was plugged with hair, so the water wouldn't drain.
  • After the heavy rain, the culvert was completely plugged with mud and debris.
• Adjective (Altered Coin):
  • The collector discovered the gold coin was plugged and therefore nearly worthless.
  • A plugged coin is a common type of forgery from that era.

Advanced Usage

• "to be plugged up": An informal phrasal form emphasizing a state of being blocked.
  • My nose is all plugged up from this cold.
• In a figurative sense, it can describe a situation where progress is halted.
  • The legislative process was plugged by endless debate.

Variants and Related Words

• Plug (verb): To block or fill a hole.
  • He used a rag to plug the leak.
• Plug (noun): A piece of material used to block a hole; also an electrical connector.
  • She put the plug in the bathtub.
• Unplugged (adjective): Not connected or blocked; often refers to music performed without electric amplification.
  • The band did an unplugged version of their hit song.

Synonyms

• Blocked: Obstructed.
• Clogged: Blocked, especially with a thick substance.
• Stopped up: Blocked.
• Choked: Blocked, often implying partial obstruction.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Plug in: To connect an electrical device to a power source.
  • Please plug in the lamp so we can see.
• Plug away (at something): To work persistently at a task.
  • She plugged away at her homework until it was finished.(Note: This phrasal verb uses "plug" as a verb, not the adjective "plugged," but is a common related expression.)

Related Idioms

• Pull the plug (on something): To stop or end something, often abruptly.
  • The network decided to pull the plug on the unpopular TV show.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. completely obstructed or closed off
   • the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges
   • the drain was plugged
2. (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal

Từ đồng nghĩa

• blocked