plugged

1. 1.

   (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal
2. 2.

   completely obstructed or closed off

   “the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges”

   “the drain was plugged”

   Synonymsblocked

   Similarobstructed

Other forms of plugged

comparative

pluggedder·

superlative

pluggeddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about plugged

What does plugged mean?

plugged means "(of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in plugged?

plugged has 1 syllable: plugged. In IPA it is /ˈplʌɡd/.

What is another word for plugged?

Close synonyms include blocked. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plugged a common word?

plugged is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.