"plugging" meaning in English

See plugging in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈplʌɡɪŋ/ Forms: pluggings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plugging (plural pluggings)
  1. The act of stopping with a plug.
    Sense id: en-plugging-en-noun-h2TD~SLV
  2. The material of which a plug or stopper is made.
    Sense id: en-plugging-en-noun-TtHVXvy3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 31 19 23 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 36 24 11 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 55 15 9 6
  3. An arrangement of plugs.
    Sense id: en-plugging-en-noun-MinzcNm2
  4. The insertion of an object, usually a sex toy, into the anus or vagina.
    Sense id: en-plugging-en-noun-fQrvS9q8

Verb

IPA: /ˈplʌɡɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} plugging
  1. present participle and gerund of plug Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: plug
    Sense id: en-plugging-en-verb--W14RiMJ

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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  ],
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        "The act of stopping with a plug."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ],
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          "plug"
        ]
      ]
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The material of which a plug or stopper is made."
      ],
      "id": "en-plugging-en-noun-TtHVXvy3",
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        ],
        [
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          "plug",
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          "insertion",
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        "The act of stopping with a plug."
      ],
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          "stop",
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          "plug",
          "plug"
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    },
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        "The material of which a plug or stopper is made."
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          "stopper",
          "stopper"
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        "An arrangement of plugs."
      ],
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          "plug",
          "plug"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "The insertion of an object, usually a sex toy, into the anus or vagina."
      ],
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          "insertion"
        ],
        [
          "anus",
          "anus"
        ],
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          "vagina"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/"
    }
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