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plugged away

plugged away is the simple past and past participle of plug away.

Meaning of plug away

Verb

plug away (third-person singular simple present plugs away, present participle plugging away, simple past and past participle plugged away)

  1. (informal) To persist or continue, as with an effort.
    • He kept plugging away at the work until it was done.

Questions about plugged away

What is plugged away the simple past and past participle of?
Plugged away is the simple past and past participle of plug away.

Words near plugged away in the dictionary

  1. plugg
  2. pluggability
  3. pluggable
  4. plugged
  5. plugged and played
  6. plugged away
  7. plugged in
  8. plugged into
  9. plugged nickel
  10. plugged nickels
  11. plugged out

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