Definition of Plugged

1. Adjective. (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal.

Participles: Change

2. Adjective. Completely obstructed or closed off. "The drain was plugged"
Exact synonyms: Blocked
Similar to: Obstructed

Definition of Plugged

1. Verb. (past of plug) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plugged

1. plug [v] - See also: plug

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plugged

plug away
plug fuse
plug hat
plug in
plug nickel
plug out
plug the runner
plug up
plugback
plugbacks
plugboard
plugboards
plugfest
plugfests
pluggable
plugged (current term)
plugged-in
plugged in
plugged nickel
plugger
pluggers
plugging
plugging in
plugging instrument
pluggings
plughole
plugholes
plugin
plugins
plugless

Literary usage of Plugged

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Steam Power Plant Piping System: Their Design, Installation and Maintenance by William Lorenzo Morris (1909)
"A plugged opening should be provided in the feed main next to a pump and another at ... The vacuum lines should also have plugged openings at the condenser ..."

2. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1910)
"we were told that if the wound was kept continually plugged with its leaves, the beast would not only recover, but would serve us just as if it had ..."

3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"Wyvill volunteered for the service, and, with one of the gunner's mates, plugged the cask and extinguished the flames. In the Caméléon he was employed on ..."

4. The New Everyday: Views on Ambient Intelligenceby Emile H. L. Aarts, Stefano Marzano by Emile H. L. Aarts, Stefano Marzano (2003)
"A number of electronic entertainment features are integrated into Q4 plugged, ... Making your own connections The basic elements of Q4 plugged are four ..."

5. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"we were told that if the wound was kept continually plugged with its leaves, the beast would not only recover, but would serve us just as if it had ..."

6. The Law of Petroleum and Natural Gas: With Forms by George Bryan (1898)
"Covenant for Test-Well Complied with if Well be Completed, plugged, and Casing Withdrawn. An oil and gas lease stipulated that "if second party or their ..."

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