Loose
Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Plug
Plug verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
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.
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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.
Source: Enthralling Siren
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