plugs up
Stops the flow
Plugs up means to block or obstruct an opening or passage, preventing flow: Hair plugs up the drain, Traffic plugs up the highway during rush hour.
The phrase suggests filling a space so completely that nothing can pass through.
It can also describe stopping a leak or gap: We plugged up the hole in the wall with newspaper.
- stops upBlocks a passage completely
- congestBlock by overfilling
- backs upSupports or reverses
- stopperClosure for an opening
- occludeBlock a passage
seals off · clog · clogs up · cork · sealant · stanch · hinder · jam · bottleneck · dam · bung · choke · block · blocks off · obstruct · gets in the way · cap · lid
accumulation vs. removal
plugs upempties
Drains or depleted containers
clears out · evacuates · hollows out · cleans out · purges
plug, plugs, upping, plugged, plugging, unplug, unplugged, unplugging