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plug away

/ plug away /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
work doggedly or persistently
"She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"
Type of:
work
Derived:
plodder slogger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
persist in working hard
"Students must plug away at this problem"
Type of:
persevere persist hang in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
25%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
6
Times Searched
3
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work persevere persist hang in