Loose and Plug

Loose

Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

Plug and loose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plug" instead a verb "Loose".

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

Plug

Plug verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.

Loose and plug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Loose" instead a verb "Plug".

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

consciousness loose consciousness plug consciousness
wire loose wire plug wire
times loose times plug times

Both words in one sentence

  • In the process, it manages to tie up a number of loose ends from the series and plug a bunch of Plot Holes that I didn't even realize existed until Madokami took advantage of them.
  • Enthralling Siren The Golden Apple, another loose Americanization of The Odyssey, represents the sirens as a group of singers in a waterfront dive who sing "Goona-Goona." In this tale, Ulysses doesn't think to plug his men's ears, and most of them end up shanghaied.
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