Give
Give verb - To occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention.
Usage example: totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year
Plug
Plug verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| long | long give | long plug |
| obvious | obvious give | obvious plug |
| big | big give | big plug |
| huge | huge give | huge plug |
| Other adjectives: bad. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Anna is brain dead, so they pull the plug and give Kate her kidney anyway, thus rendering Anna's court case useless.
Source: Shaggy Dog Story / Literature -
While each game's final boss will always have an "Unknown" weakness, one glance at them will pretty much give away where you must plug it with bullets.
Source: Video Game / House of the Dead - Kevin Sorbo was eager to start his vacation, so the writing staff decided to give him less to do and plug the Young Hercules pilot at the same time.
Source: Reality Subtext
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