Word Study
plug away
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb plug away has 2 senses
- plug away(v = verb.social) keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, slog - work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" is one way to work
- plug away(v = verb.change) plug - persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" is one way to hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist
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THESAURUS
plug away
carry on, dig, drudge, fag, grind, grub, hammer, hammer away, keep at it, keep busy, keep doggedly at, keep driving, keep going, keep moving, keep on, moil, peg, peg away, plod, plug, plug along, plug at, pound away, slog, slog away, toil, travail, wade through, work away
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