Open
Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.
Usage example: thank you for clearing out the hallway so that it's open again
Plugged
Plugged adjective - Completely obstructed or closed off.
Both words in one sentence
- The twist is that the source of the sand is plugged up, until you bust it open yourself.
Source: Rise to the Challenge - In the OG saga, this is shown in OG Gaiden, where she goes through all the plugging in the ODE System, got plugged out of her mecha forcefully by Kyosuke, shot down in open air, later got plugged out again by Axel... all while butt naked.
Source: Made Of Iron / Video Games -
The Pink Panther: In "Pink Is a Many Splintered Thing" the Pink Panther once tried to hide from some pesky bees he'd annoyed by jumping into a hollow tree; the bees simply plugged up the open end with a rock, slipped into cracks in the trunk and proceeded to give the Panther what for.
Source: Bee Afraid
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