earplug

noun, verb — 2 senses

earplug

noun

UK /ˈɪəplʌɡ/ · US /ɪɚplʌɡ/

Etymology From ear + plug.

1

A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.

earplug

verb

Etymology From ear + plug.

1

To fit with earplugs.

In this same strain of mouse, earplugging from 17-22 days postpartum is effective in inducing susceptibility to audiogenic seizures...1975, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Developmental Psychobiology, Volume 8:
There wasn't much I could tell him, earplugged, but I crawled into turbine number 3 and waved him on in.1992, Robin Cody, Ricochet river:

Related terms: earmuffs

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