Definitions for plug



Overview of noun plug

The noun plug has 7 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (15) plug, stopper, stopple

(blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly)

2. chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad

(a wad of something chewable as tobacco)

3. ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug

(blatant or sensational promotion)

4. spark plug, sparking plug, plug

(electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark)

5. plug, male plug

(an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection)

6. fireplug, fire hydrant, plug

(an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire)

7. hack, jade, nag, plug

(an old or over-worked horse)


Overview of verb plug

The verb plug has 6 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) plug, stop up, secure

(fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak")

2. (1) plug, plug away

(persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem")

3. punch, plug

(deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach")

4. plug

(make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote)

5. plug

(insert a plug into; "plug the wall")

6. plug

(insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle")

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