#closure__block__occlusion__stop__stoppage an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
supertype: #obstructor__obstruction__obstructer__impediment__impedimenta any structure that makes progress difficult
subtype: #breechblock__breech_closer a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
subtype: #plug__stopper__stopple blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
subtype: #bung__spile a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
subtype: #cork.plug the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
subtype: #drainplug a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin
subtype: #fipple a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder)
subtype: #tampion plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
subtype: #tampon plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
subtype: #Tampax (trade name) tampon used to absorb menstrual flow
subtype: #spigot__tap a plug for a bunghole in a cask
subtype: #vapor_lock__vaporlock__vapourlock a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
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