Information about the word plug (English → Esperanto: ŝtopi)

Synonyms: block, stop up, choke, congest, fill, stuff, tamp, stop, stopper

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/plʌɡ/
Hyphenationplug
Shavian alphabet𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑜
Deseret alphabet𐐹𐑊𐐲𐑀

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) plug(I) plugged
(thou) pluggest(thou) pluggedst
(he) plugs, pluggeth(he) plugged
(we) plug(we) plugged
(you) plug(you) plugged
(they) plug(they) plugged
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) plug (I) plugged
(thou) plug(thou) plugged
(he) plug(he) plugged
(we) plug(we) plugged
(you) plug(you) plugged
(they) plug(they) plugged
Imperative mood
plug
Participles
Present participlePast participle
pluggingplugged

Usage samples

Senegal is at loggerheads with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a bailout it urgently needs to plug a gaping hole in its public finances.

Translations

Catalantapar
Czechucpat; zacpat
Dutchstoppen; dichtstoppen
Esperantoŝtopi
Faeroesetippa
Frenchboucher; raccommoder
Germanstopfen; zustopfen
Portuguesearrolhar; obstruir; obturar; tampar; tapar
Saterland Frisianpropje; stopje; knuusje; propje; prousje; ferstopje; toustopje
Spanishobturar; tapar