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plug

verb [T] (FILL HOLE)
 
 
/plʌɡ/ (-gg-)

Definition

to fill a hole with a piece of suitable material: Have you plugged that leak (= stopped it by filling the hole) in the pipe? My nose was bleeding and I plugged it with cotton wool.Filling and completing
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