plug
noun
1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Similar word(s): stopper, stopple
Definition categories: man–made, block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
Similar word(s): chaw, chew, cud, quid, wad
Definition categories: food, bit, bite, morsel
3. blatant or sensational promotion
Similar word(s): ballyhoo, hoopla, hype
Definition categories: communication, packaging, promo, promotion, publicity
4. electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
Definition categories: man–made
5. an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
Definition categories: man–made
6. an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
Similar word(s): fireplug
Definition categories: man–made, hydrant
7. an old or over-worked horse
Similar word(s): hack, jade, nag
Definition categories: animal, horse
Sentences with plug as a noun:
- I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
- Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
- He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.
- That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!
- During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.
- Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.
- The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.
verb
1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- plug the hole
Similar word(s): secure
Definition categories: contact, close
2. persist in working hard
- Students must plug away at this problem
Definition categories: change, persevere, persist
3. deliver a quick blow to
Similar word(s): punch
Definition categories: contact, hit
4. make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
Definition categories: communication, advertise, advertize, promote, push
5. replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
- plug a nickle
Definition categories: change, enclose, inclose, insert, introduce
6. insert a plug into
- plug the wall
Definition categories: change, enclose, inclose, insert, introduce
7. insert as a plug
- She plugged a cork in the wine bottle
Definition categories: change, enclose, inclose, insert, introduce
Sentences with plug as a verb:
- He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.
- The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
- Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.
- I'd love to plug her.