Plug and Slam

Plug

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

Slam and plug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slam" instead the word "Plug" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

Slam

Slam verb - To shove into a closed position with force and noise.

Plug and slam are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plug" instead the word "Slam" as a verb or a noun.

Common collocations

people plug people slam people
time plug time slam time
game plug game slam game
head plug head slam head
Other words: times, points.

Both words in one sentence

  • Music / Guns N' Roses Heel–Face Door-Slam: When it looked like Axl was finally going to bury the hatchet with his old bandmates for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he pulled the plug at the last minute.
  • Western Animation / Robot Boy Rummage Fail: In "Traffic Slam" when Dwight needed a spark plug for the car, Debs ironically found one in the glove compartment while frantically looking for more cookies, but since it wasn't cookies she just threw it out the window and it fell off the bridge and into the water.
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