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Definition of Plug

1. Verb. Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug. "Stop up the leak"

2. Noun. Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly.

3. Verb. Persist in working hard. "Students must plug away at this problem"

4. Noun. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.

5. Verb. Deliver a quick blow to. "The fighter managed to plug his opponent"; "He punched me in the stomach"

6. Noun. Blatant or sensational promotion.

7. Verb. Make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote. "Sam and Sue plug the movie "

8. Noun. Electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark.

9. Verb. Insert a plug into. ; "Plug the wall"

10. Noun. An electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection.

11. Verb. Insert as a plug. "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"

12. Noun. An upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire.

13. Noun. An old or over-worked horse.

Definition of Plug

1. n. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

2. v. t. To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

Definition of Plug

1. Noun. (context: electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket. ¹

2. Noun. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple. ¹

3. Noun. (American English) A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. ¹

4. Noun. (US slang) A high, tapering silk hat. ¹

5. Noun. (US slang) A worthless horse. ¹

6. Noun. (context: construction) A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails. ¹

7. Noun. A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these. ¹

8. Noun. (geology) A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape. ¹

9. Noun. (context: fishing) A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it. ¹

12. Verb. (intransitive) (informal) To persist or continue with something. ¹

13. Verb. (transitive) To shoot a bullet into something with a gun. ¹

14. Verb. (slang transitive) to have sex with, penetrate sexually. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plug

1. to seal or close with a plug (a piece of material used to fill a hole) [v PLUGGED, PLUGGING, PLUGS]

Medical Definition of Plug

1. 1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple. 2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. 3. A high, tapering silk hat. 4. A worthless horse. 5. A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails. Fire plug, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached. Hawse plug, a tapering valve, which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet. Origin: Akin to D. Plug, G. Pflock, Dan. Plok, plug, Sw. Plugg; cf. W. Ploc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plug

plucks pluckt plucky plucot plucots plue plues pluferfect tense pluff pluffed

pluffier pluffiest pluffing pluffs pluffy plug-and-play plug-in plug-ins plug-ugly plug and play

plug away plug fuse plug hat plug in plug nickel plug out plug the runner plug up plugback

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