different between protective vs earplug

English

Etymology

protect +? -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??t?kt?v/, /p?o?t?kt?v/
• Rhymes: -?kt?v

Adjective

protective (comparative more protective, superlative most protective)

1. serving, intended or wishing to protect

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

protective (plural protectives)

1. (Britain) Something that protects.
2. A condom.

Translations

English

Etymology

ear +? plug

Noun

earplug (plural earplugs)

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.

Translations

Verb

earplug (third-person singular simple present earplugs, present participle earplugging, simple past and past participle earplugged)

1. (transitive) To fit with earplugs.
   • 1975, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Developmental Psychobiology, Volume 8

     In this same strain of mouse, earplugging from 17-22 days postpartum is effective in inducing susceptibility to audiogenic seizures...

   • 1992, Robin Cody, Ricochet river

     There wasn't much I could tell him, earplugged, but I crawled into turbine number 3 and waved him on in.

See also

• earmuffs

Anagrams

• graupel, pergula, plaguer