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plug

/plʌɡ/noun, verb1 syllable

Plug means: a wad of something chewable as tobacco.

Synonyms for plug36

noun, as in a wad of something chewable as tobacco

chew, chaw, cud, quid, wad

noun, as in blatant or sensational promotion

ballyhoo, hoopla, hype

noun, as in an old or over-worked horse

hack, jade, nag

noun, as in blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

stopper, stopple

noun, as in electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

spark plug, sparking plug

noun, as in an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

fireplug, fire hydrant

noun, as in an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

male plug

verb, as in fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

stop up, secure

verb, as in persist in working hard

plug away

verb, as in deliver a quick blow to

punch

also used for plug

stop, keep up, cap, pop, bust a cap, ventilate, peg, rail, drill, boof, soldier on, pound, sleep with, 🔌

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What does plug mean?14

noun

1

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

2

blatant or sensational promotion

3

an old or over-worked horse

4

blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

5

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

6

an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

7

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

verb

1

fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug“plug the hole”

2

persist in working hard“Students must plug away at this problem”

3

deliver a quick blow to“he punched me in the stomach”

4

make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

5

replace the center of a coin with a baser metal“plug a nickle”

6

insert a plug into“plug the wall”

7

insert as a plug“She plugged a cork in the wine bottle”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plug?16

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Plug in a sentence

  • The timing belt ensures the choreography of piston, valve and plug continues unabated.DylanTonic
  • If the plug becomes dirty, wipe it off with a dry cloth before connecting.CM
  • If the plug gets dirty, wipe it off with a dry cloth before insertion.halfb1t
  • Don't forget to plug in your computer, the battery is almost dead.Nuel
  • Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.unknown
  • A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.unknown
  • A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.unknown
  • I forgot to plug my phone into the charger.frpzzd

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of plug

as a noun

plural
plugs

as a verb

past tense
plugged
present participle
plugging
third-person singular
plugs
past participle
plugged