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PLUG AWAY
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Persist in working hard
Example:
Students must plug away at this problem
Synonyms:
plug; plug away
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "plug away" is one way to...):
hang in; hang on; hold on; persevere; persist (be persistent, refuse to stop)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Work doggedly or persistently
Example:
She keeps plugging away at her dissertation
Synonyms:
keep one's nose to the grindstone; keep one's shoulder to the wheel; peg away; plug away; slog
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "plug away" is one way to...):
work (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
