plug
[plʌɡ]
n
a piece of wood, cork, or other material, often cylindrical in shape, used to stop up holes and gaps or as a wedge for taking a screw or nail
such a stopper used esp to close the waste pipe of a bath, basin, or sink while it is in use and removed to let the water drain away
a device having one or more pins to which an electric cable is attached: used to make an electrical connection when inserted into a socket
Also called: volcanic plug a mass of solidified magma filling the neck of an extinct volcano
See sparking plug
a cake of pressed or twisted tobacco, esp for chewing.a small piece of such a cake
a weighted artificial lure with one or more sets of hooks attached, used in spinning
a seedling with its roots encased in potting compost, grown in a tray with compartments for each individual plant
a recommendation or other favourable mention of a product, show, etc, as on television, on radio, or in newspapers
a shot, blow, or punch (esp in the phrase take a plug at)
the mechanism that releases water to flush a lavatory (esp in the phrase pull the plug)
an old horse
vb
to stop up or secure (a hole, gap, etc) with or as if with a plug
to insert or use (something) as a plug
to plug a finger into one's ear
to make favourable and often-repeated mentions of (a song, product, show, etc), esp on television, on radio, or in newspapers
to shoot with a gun
he plugged six rabbits
to punch or strike
to work steadily or persistently
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