plug up

verb

To put a plug or bung into something; to interrupt the flow of.

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Meanings

verbplug up (third-person singular simple present plugs up, present participle plugging up, simple past and past participle plugged up)

present singular third person plugs up · participle present plugging up · participle past plugged up · past plugged up

  1. transitiveTo put a plug or bung into something; to interrupt the flow of.

    People often flush paper towels down toilets, plugging them up; […]

    2019 April 25, Samanth Subramanian, “Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands”, in The Guardian
  2. transitiveTo reinforce something weak.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
back up

Translations

Ancient Greek φράσσω
  • φράσσω (phrássō)to put a plug into something
Irish calc
  • calcto put a plug into something
Russian заби́ть, заку́порить
  • заби́ть (zabítʹ)to put a plug into something
  • заку́порить (zakúporitʹ)to put a plug into something
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APA

plug up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plug%20up

MLA

“plug up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plug%20up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plug up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plug%20up.

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