单词 | plugging |
释义 | pluggingn. 1. a. The action of plug v. (in various senses); (now) esp. the publicizing and promoting of a pop song or other product. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [noun] > closing or shutting > closing an aperture stopa1616 plugging1708 heading up1843 society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > types or methods of advertising > [noun] > by persistent repetition > action of plugging1921 1708 J. C. Compl. Collier 3 in T. Nourse Mistery of Husbandry Discover'd (ed. 3) Pluging will stop any Bore-hole Feeder I dare affirm. 1797 Deb. Congr. U.S. 13 Dec. (1851) 718 They knew the silver coin circulated by tale, the gold by weight; the value of the latter had actually diminished by various means, such as sweating, plugging, clipping, &c. 1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Plugging, the act of stopping a hole. The introduction of plugs of lint or rag into a wound or natural cavity..to arrest hemorrhage; or of some substance into a carious tooth to prevent toothache. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 490 An extensive plugging of small vessels. 1908 Animal Managem. (War Office) 211 Piece by piece the straw is wetted and forced into the body of the collar... This process is termed ‘plugging’. 1921 A. G. Empey Madonna of Hills xviii. 130 Plugging means to push the sale of songs by singing them in cabarets and places. 1957 Listener 10 Oct. 583/1 This plugging of his plays, early and late, successful and otherwise. 1974 G. S. Ormsby in P. L. Moore et al. Drilling Practices Man. vi. 167 Underflow plugging is usually caused either by a dry beach or by solids over-load. 1998 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 168/1 A charismatic rapping, repellent materialism, and relentless in-song label plugging are acutely parodied in ‘Champagne’. b. plugging-in n. the action of plug v. 3. ΚΠ 1927 Times 6 June 9/1 The amplifier..is controlled entirely by the plugging-in of the telephone jack attached to the interpreter's microphone. 1941 H. K. Clurman et al. Producing Play (facing p. 703) (caption) Dual rated dimmers allow the ‘plugging in’ of any circuit to any dimmer plate. 1961 E. O. Heady in F. E. Riggs & G. S. Tolley Econ. Watershed Planning xiv. 202 Even these are not easy to outline in a small space so that the ‘plugging in of data’ and operation of the models are clearly apparent. 1998 R. Ray Certain Age 143 I'll have to get someone else to do all the plugging in for me, though. I can't even wire a plug. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > relief engraving > [noun] > wood engraving and cutting > block > plug > plugging plugging1839 1839 W. A. Chatto Treat. Wood Engraving viii. 645 If a small part be badly engraved, or the block has sustained an injury, the defect may be repaired by inserting a small piece of wood and re-engraving it: this..is technically termed ‘plugging’. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > plug to hold nail or screw > collectively plugging1875 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1750/1 Plugging, pins driven into the joints of brick or stone walls to receive the nails whereby battens are fastened to the walls. Compounds General attributive, esp. in early use in the names of dental instruments, as plugging forceps, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > other dental equipment explorer1844 plate1845 rose head1847 plugging forceps1861 plugger1862 rubber dam1865 finger mirror1867 nerve instrument1867 hoe1875 saliva extractor1877 thimble1877 finger-tray1878 scaler1881 matrix1883 saliva ejectora1884 sickle scaler1930 1861 Dental Cosmos 2 490 He [sc. J. D. White] made important improvements on the old style of plugging forceps. 1867 F. J. S. Gorgas Harris's Dict. Med. Terminol., Dental Surg., & Collateral Sci. (ed. 3) 536/1 Plugging-Instruments, dental instruments for introducing and consolidating fillings. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Plugging-forceps, a dentist's instrument used in compressing a filling into an excavated hole in a carious tooth. 1898 Cycling: Handbk. vi. 27 When a beginner attempts to cycle up-hill at anything like a fast pace, he invariably develops a plugging action. 1902 Dental Cosmos 44 49 Have your plugging instrument of sufficient length to reach from the bottom of the cavity to the end of the cylinder. 1929 Melody Maker Feb. 124/3 The listener is often served with all kinds of tripe songs, reiterated ad nauseam, at the dictates of the wire pullers over an extensive plugging period. 1959 Punch 10 June 766/3 I suspect it may be a new plugging gimmick, a form of filibustering. 2000 Independent on Sunday 18 June (Reality section) 35/4 Wear thick work gloves and take out about 12mm of the old mortar with a plugging chisel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1708 |
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