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Definition of 'plug'Noun
( en-noun)
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket.
- I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
- Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
(US) A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
- He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.
(US|slang) A high, tapering silk hat.
(US|slang) A worthless horse.
- That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!
(construction) A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.
A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these.
- During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.
(geology) A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.
- Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.
(fishing) A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.
- The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.
(horticulture) A small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate.
Synonyms
* (hole filler) bung, stopper
* (worthless horse) dobbin, hack, jade, nag
Derived terms
( top2)
* butt-plug
* breech plug
* bridge plug
* fire plug
* glow plug
* hawse plug
* plugboard
( mid2)
* plug and feather
* plug centerbit
* plug rod
* plug valve
* spark plug
( bottom)
Coordinate terms
* (worthless horse) bum (racing )
Verb
( plugg)
To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
- He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.
To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.
- The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
(informal) To persist or continue with something.
- Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.
To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.
* 1884,
- I am awfully glad that you kept your nerve and plugged him; it would have been better if you could have nailed him through the right shoulder, which would not have killed him...
(slang) to have sex with, penetrate sexually.
- I'd love to plug her.
Related terms
* plug in
* unplug
Anagrams
* gulp
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