Mess
Mess verb - To interest oneself in what is not one's concern.
Plug
Plug verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Unfortunately, when Nintendo saw what a terrible mess the game had become, they pulled the plug on the project, and a third-party publisher decided to release the game instead.
Source: Video Game / Punch-Out!! - Chucky did a plug for his new movie, Bride of Chucky, and then told Rick Steiner not to mess with Scott Steiner (who Rick was feuding with at the time) because Chucky wanted to direct him in a new film.
Source: BLAM / Professional Wrestling
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