plugging

The act of stopping or occluding a cavity or opening by means of a plug; as applied to an artery, occlusion of the vessel by means of a blood-clot or thrombus.

Wood or metal from which plugs or bungs are to be made.

Plugs collectively; specifically, wooden pins inserted in brick- or stonework, to which battens are nailed.

The act of testing a melon or a cheese by taking a plug from it.

The act of hitting with a ball or bullet.

Hard study; cramming.

The act of stopping with a plug.

The material of which a plug or stopple is made.

Present participle of plug.

The act of stopping with a plug.