plugged

Examples

• All

• The old pipe was completely plugged, preventing any water from flowing through.

• So it gets totally nasty and it gets plugged up and you constantly have to clean it.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• After the heavy rain, the street was plugged with debris, making it impossible to drive through.

Synonyms

S

stopped-up

vsplugged

1 4.2

An opening like a drain or pipe that is blocked so nothing can pass through

is used for total obstruction without implying filling as the cause

B

blocked

vsplugged

1.7

Closed so nothing can pass through, for example a nose or road

is the broader term and not only for physical places

C

choked

vsplugged

4.3

Blocked or full so nothing can pass through

is about complete blockage without necessarily implying extreme force or intensity

O

occluded

vsplugged

• Specialized

8.0

Stopped so nothing can pass through, like a pipe or a blood vessel

is the general everyday term rather than a specialized medical expression

P

pluggy

vsplugged

8.9

Blocked so air or water cannot pass easily

is about an actual complete closure not merely a subjective sensation

Antonyms

O

open

∞ 1.0

Not closed so people or things can go through

C

clear

866 1.0

Free from things that block sight or movement

How Blocked

plugged

2.6

obstructed

4.6

clear

866 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology