(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask.
= stopper
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~ something somewhere, you put it there in a quick and careless way. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Pour a whole lot of cold water over the rice, and ~ it in the oven.
= stick
VERB: V n prep/adv
3.
If something is ~ed up, it is blocked. (BRIT INFORMAL)
The sink’s ~ed up again...
My nose is all ~ed up.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ