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plug
v. cap, cork; stop up, block; publicize, advertise; punch, hit (Slang); shoot a person with a gun (USA Slang)
 
n. cork, stopper, stopple; rubber stopper for a sink; electrical connector; dongle (Computers); obstruction, block; lumpy mass that obstructs an opening (Medicine); fire hydrant; advertisement; tampon (Slang); occurrence of sexual intercourse (Slang)


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Plug
Plug may refer to: Plug (comic)Plug (fishing), a family of fishing luresPlug (horticulture), a planting techniqueAn electrical connector DC plug, or DC connectorPower plugPower connectorJack (connector)Butt plug, a sex toy designed to be inserted into the anusFlesh plug, a type of solid jewelry that is placed in a stretched pierced ear lobeFreeze plug, designed to intentionally leak engine coolant when it freezesHair plug, hair that has undergone hair transplantationPlug boardProduct plugVolcanic plug, a geological landformWall plugA type of chewing tobacco made by pressing tobacco with syrupAlias of Luke Vibert, a British electronica artist and producerPeruvian Linux User GroupPortland Linux/Unix GroupPlugged, a short, satiric film by Tim Russ
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plug
Noun
1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
(synonym) stopper, stopple
(hypernym) blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
(hyponym) bung, spile
(derivation) stop up, secure
2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
(synonym) chew, chaw, cud, quid, wad
(hypernym) morsel, bit, bite
3. blatant or sensational promotion
(synonym) ballyhoo, hoopla, hype
(hypernym) promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
4. electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
(synonym) spark plug, sparking plug
(hypernym) electrical device
(part-holonym) ignition, ignition system
5. an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
(synonym) male plug
(hypernym) electrical device
(hyponym) telephone plug, phone plug
6. an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
(synonym) fireplug, fire hydrant
(hypernym) hydrant
7. an old or over-worked horse
(synonym) hack, jade, nag
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus
Verb
1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
(synonym) stop up, secure
(hypernym) close, fill up
(hyponym) stopper, stopple
(entail) insert, infix, enter, introduce
(derivation) stopper, stopple
2. persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem"
(synonym) plug away
(hypernym) persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
3. deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach"
(synonym) punch
(hypernym) hit
4. make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
(hypernym) advertise, advertize, promote, push
(derivation) promoter, booster, plugger


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plug (de)
n. plug, plug fitting, stopper
 
pluggen
v. plug

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Plug
(v. t.)
To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
  
 
(n.)
Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
  
 
(n.)
A worthless horse.
  
 
(n.)
A high, tapering silk hat.
  
 
(n.)
A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
  
 
(n.)
A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails.
  

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