plugging up
Stopping the flow
Plugging up is blocking or stopping a hole, gap, or passage—the progressive form of plug up.
You plug up a leak, a drain, or a crack in the wall.
The phrase often describes unwanted blockage: My sinuses are all plugged up.
It can also mean filling a gap figuratively: We're plugging up holes in the budget.
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- clogged drainObstructed water outlet
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
- stopping upBlocking to prevent flow
- dammingBlocking a waterway
sealing off · block · filling in · jam · traffic jam · sealant · occlusion · stopper · impermeability · bottleneck · caulking · fixing · cork · obstacle · congestion · stalling · patching · repairing
plugging upclearing out
Emptying completely
unclogging · unblocking · opening up · clearing · unplugging
plugging uphollowing out
Removing interior material
evacuating · excavating · voiding · emptying · extracting
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