Sentence examples for plug to block from inspiring English sources

This suggests males of the species sacrifice their own genitalia as a kind of plug, to block others from mating with the female.

On the night of Oct. 29, the tunnel, which has no gates or plugs to block water at its entrances, simply filled up with the Hudson and East Rivers – nearly 100 million gallons' worth – and carried their waters onto the streets of Brooklyn.

These larger glands are thought to aid in forming copulatory plugs to block fertilization attempts by subsequent males [3], but since promiscuity increases potential transmission of infection, these glands also could be selected for their antibacterial benefits.

But for many children, the mass produced plugs used to block the hole are too big.

Often the girls will plug their ears to block out the world; sometimes they will spin round and round until they get dizzy.

The plug is designed to block the duct and prevent liquid draining from the eye to the nose.

Plug your ears to block out those echoes and then, go ask the hard questions... or narrow it down to the simplest question: Howcome?

Dry eyes are treated by instillation of eye drops of cyclosporine A emulsion or by punctal plug insertion in canaliculus to block tear drainage.

Growing pollen tubes form periodic callose plugs that are thought to block off the older parts of the tube and maintain the cytoplasm near the growing tip.

Growing pollen tubes form periodic callose plugs that are thought to block off the older parts of the tube and maintain the cytoplasm near the growing tip [ 3].

Another is an intravas device which involves putting a urethane plug into the vas deferens to block it.