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plug (up)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of plug (up)

to prevent passage through by filling with something

hair plugged up the drain

Synonyms of plug (up)

block, choke, clog, clot, congest, dam, gum (up), jam, obstruct, occlude, stop (up), stuff

Words Related to plug (up)

bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple

fill, gridlock, pack

flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms of plug (up)

excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out)

Antonyms of plug (up)

clear, free, open (up), unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop

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