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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 does plug mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! PLUG definition: 1. a small plastic or rubber object with two or three metal pins, attached to the end of a wire on…. Learn more.

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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 does plug mean in a sentence?

   • Rather, it is an informal summary that seeks to provide supplemental information and context important to know or keep in mind about the term’s history, meaning, and usage. Plug definition: 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.. See examples of PLUG used in a sentence.

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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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   What does it mean to plug a pipe?

   • There are also accidental plugs that block the flow of water through a pipe, and plugs that fit securely in wall sockets. These plugs form a connection between an electrical source and an appliance, rather than stemming the flow. And to plug means to stop up or block, or alternately, to try hard to promote something. "Plug."

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   Where did the Word plug come from?

   • The word plug made its way into the English language, likely from Dutch, as far back as the 1620s. It was a word used by sailors, as plugs can be quite useful on a boat in leaky situations. In the 1880s, plug gained its electrical sense, referring to an outlet and electrical connection instead of just a stopper.

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   plug something to provide something that has been missing from a particular situation and is needed in order to improve it. A cheaper range of products was introduced to plug the gap at the lower end of the market.

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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.