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Plug

plʌɡ

Plug definitions
noun
plug plugs
  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"

    • a baby's dummy
    • 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"

  3. a piece of publicity promoting a product, event, or establishment

    "he threw in a plug, boasting that the restaurant offered many entrées for under £5"

    piece of publicity favourable mention advertisement promotion recommendation mention good word commercial
  4. a piece of tobacco cut from a larger cake for chewing

    "they sold chewing tobacco in bars and plugs"

    • 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. a tired or old horse
    nag inferior horse tired-out horse worn-out horse Rosinante
verb
plugs plugging plugged plug
  1. block or fill in (a hole or cavity)

    "trucks arrived loaded with gravel to plug the hole and clear the road"

    stop (up) seal (up/off) close (up/off) cork stopper bung block (up/off) dam (up) fill (up) pack stuff
    • 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

    "during the show he plugged his new record"

    publicize promote give publicity to advertise mention give a mention to write up build up beat/bang the drum for commend draw attention to
  3. shoot or hit (someone or something)

    "he got plugged in the head while he was taking a nap"

    shoot hit shoot down gun down pick off