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   plug

   /plʌɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up: "somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow" Similar stopperbungcorksealspigotspilestopple
   • ▪ a circular piece of metal, rubber, or plastic used to stop the plughole of a bath or basin and keep the water in it: "she pulled out the plug and got out on to the sodden bath mat"
   • ▪ a baby's dummy. informal North American
   • ▪ a mass of solidified lava filling the neck of a volcano.
   • ▪ (in gardening) a young plant or clump of grass with a small mass of soil protecting its roots, for planting out.
   • 2. a device for making an electrical connection between an appliance and the mains, consisting of an insulated casing with metal pins that fit into holes in a socket: "the cable is fitted with a two-pin plug"
   • ▪ a socket into which an electric plug can be fitted: "the vacuum cleaner cord snaked away to a hidden plug"
   • ▪ short for spark plug
   • 3. a piece of publicity promoting a product, event, or establishment: informal "he threw in a plug, boasting that the restaurant offered many entrées for under £5" Similar piece of publicityfavourable mentionadvertisementpromotionrecommendationmentiongood wordcommercialinformal:hypepushpuffadboostballyhooadvert
   • 4. a piece of tobacco cut from a larger cake for chewing: "they sold chewing tobacco in bars and plugs" Similar wadquidtwistchewinformal:chawrare:pigtailcudcake
   • ▪ tobacco in large cakes designed to be cut for chewing: "he was always chewing plug and cracking jokes"
   • 5. a lure with one or more hooks attached.
   • 6. short for fireplug
   • 7. a tired or old horse. informal North American

   verb

   • 1. block or fill in (a hole or cavity): "trucks arrived loaded with gravel to plug the hole and clear the road" Similar stop (up)seal (up/off)close (up/off)corkstopperbungblock (up/off)dam (up)fill (up)packstuffstopple
   • ▪ insert (something) into an opening so as to fill it: "the baby plugged his thumb into his mouth"
   • 2. mention (a product, event, or establishment) publicly in order to promote it: informal "during the show he plugged his new record" Similar publicizepromotegive publicity toadvertisementiongive a mention towrite upbuild upbeat/bang the drum forcommenddraw attention toinformal:hypehype uppushpuffboost
   • 3. shoot or hit (someone or something): informal North American "he got plugged in the head while he was taking a nap" Similar shoothitshoot downgun downpick offinformal:blastpump full of lead

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German plugge, of unknown ultimate origin.

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   What is a plug on a piece of electrical equipment?

   • electrical A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with two or three metal pins which fit into the holes of an electric socket. I used to go around and take every plug out at night. If you plug a hole, you block it with something. Crews are working to plug a major oil leak.

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   What is a plug used for?

   • A plug is a thick, circular piece of rubber or plastic that you use to block the hole in a bath or sink when it is filled with water. She put the plug in the sink and filled it with cold water. A plug is a small, round piece of wood, plastic, or wax which is used to block holes. A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.

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   a small plastic or rubber object with two or three metal pins, attached to the end of a wire on a piece of electrical equipment and pushed into a special opening in a wall to connect the equipment to a supply of electricity: a three-pin/two-pin plug. to fit / change a plug.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word plug as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out how to plug a hole, a device, a lure, or a publicity, and more.

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   noun. a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge. a core or interior segment taken from a larger matrix. Electricity. a device to which may be attached the conductors of a cord and which by insertion in a jack, or screwing into a receptacle, establishes contact. spark plug ( def 1 ).

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   A plug is something that blocks a hole, particularly one that water normally flows through. For some reason, it also means to promote something. If you plug your new book, you sneak it into every conversation.

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   A plug is a device, object, or piece of material that fills a hole, connects to a power supply, or is used for other purposes. Learn the different meanings and uses of plug in various contexts, such as electricity, geology, slang, and more.

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   UK /plʌɡ/ noun 1. a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow a circular piece of metal, rubber, or plastic used to stop the plughole of a bath or basin and keep the water in it she pulled out the plug and got out on to the sodden bath mat (North Ame...