plugging
Blocking a hole
Plugging is the ongoing action of filling holes or gaps, whether literal or figurative.
You might spend an afternoon plugging leaks in a boat or plugging gaps in your knowledge.
In promotion, plugging means repeatedly endorsing something: He's been plugging his new book on every podcast.
To keep plugging is to persist doggedly: She kept plugging away at the problem until she solved it.
Material for sealing gaps
- fillingMaterial placed within
- patchingRepairing by covering
- gasketMechanical leak preventer
- sealantGap-blocking substance
weatherstripping · grouting · putty · spackling · waterproofing · insulating · stopping · cork
Obstructing a passage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- stoppageInterruption of flow
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
bottleneck · jam · backup · impediment · occlusion · choking · damming · corking
Repairing by covering
- fixingRestoring proper function
- mendingRestoring damaged items
- fillingMaterial placed within
- spacklingApplying hole-filling compound
stopping · sealing · caulking · plastering · drywall · restoration · maintenance · touchup
Paid promotional communication
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- publicityMedia-driven awareness
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- promotionRank increase or publicity
pitch · hype · buzz · sponsorship · campaign · broadcast · airtime · shoutout
caulking
Material for sealing gaps
sealant · weatherstripping · grouting · putty · spackling · waterproofing · insulating · stopping · cork · bung
clogging
Obstructing a passage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- stoppageInterruption of flow
- blockageObstruction halting movement
congestion · bottleneck · jam · backup · impediment · occlusion · choking · damming · corking · bunging
patching
Repairing by covering
spackling · stopping · sealing · caulking · plastering · drywall · restoration · maintenance · touchup
advertising
Paid promotional communication
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- publicityMedia-driven awareness
- endorsementFormal expression of support
promotion · pitch · hype · buzz · sponsorship · campaign · broadcast · airtime · shoutout · testimonial
inserting
Placing within something
- jackingLifting with a lever
- socketingFitting into a holder
- connectingEstablishing a link
attaching · coupling · linking · interfacing · docking · inputting · wiring · hookup · outlet · adapter
grinding
Molar action sometimes
- toilingWorking strenuously, exhaustingly
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- sloggingEffortful, weary progress
plodding · trudging · working · laboring · pushing · striving · continuing · pressing · hammering · chipping
- sealingcaulking, capping, corking, heat sealing, hermetic sealing
- well operationsworkover, stimulation, fracturing, fracking, perforation
- placingplacing, positioning, putting, inserting, setting
- publicitypublicity, PR, press conference, publicist, press release
- self-promotionbragging, boasting, self-praise, humble brag, showing off
- filling infilling in, cramming, inserting, stuffing, packing
pluggingunplugging
Removing from power source
opening · unclogging · clearing · unblocking · unstopping
pluggingunplugging
Removing from power source
disconnecting · detaching · pulling out · switching off · removing
pluggingcriticizing
Voicing negative assessment
panning · trashing · disparaging · ignoring · condemning
- plugging inInserting into socket
- plugging awayWorking with dogged persistence
- plugging upObstructing an opening
- plugging intoInserting for power/data