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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPlugged
/plʌgd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Describing something that is blocked or filled with a plug.
"The sink is plugged, and the water won't drain."
- 1
Past tense of plug; to have inserted a plug into a socket or to have blocked something.
"He plugged in the charger to power his laptop."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'plugged' is derived from the noun 'plug', which comes from the Middle English 'plogge', likely of Scandinavian origin. The verb form emerged in the 19th century, evolving to describe the action of inserting a plug into a socket or hole, and has since expanded to include metaphorical uses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plugged" is said worldwide
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bouché
Transliteration: boo-shay
"L'évier est bouché et l'eau ne s'écoule pas."
verstopft
Transliteration: fer-shtopft
"Das Waschbecken ist verstopft und das Wasser kann nicht abfließen."
otturato
Transliteration: ot-tu-ra-to
"Il lavandino è otturato e l'acqua non defluisce."
atascado
Transliteration: a-ta-ska-do
"El fregadero está atascado y el agua no drena."
entupido
Transliteration: en-tu-pee-do
"A pia está entupida e a água não escoa."
बंद
Transliteration: band
"सिंक बंद है और पानी नहीं बह रहा है।"
堵塞
Transliteration: dǔsè
"水槽堵塞，水无法排出。"
막힌
Transliteration: mak-hin
"싱크대가 막혀서 물이 빠지지 않아요."
詰まった
Transliteration: tsumatta
"シンクが詰まっていて、水が流れません。"
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