plug up

English

Verb

plug up (third-person singular simple present plugs up, present participle plugging up, simple past and past participle plugged up)

(transitive) To put a plug or bung into something; to interrupt the flow of.
- 2019 April 25, Samanth Subramanian, “Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands”, in The Guardian‎:
  People often flush paper towels down toilets, plugging them up; […]
(transitive) To reinforce something weak.

Translations

to put a plug into something

Greek:
Ancient: φράσσω (phrássō)

Anagrams

gulp up

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