'Plug' definitions:
Definition of 'plug'
(from WordNet)
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Electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark [syn: spark plug, sparking plug, plug]
noun
An electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection [syn: plug, male plug]
noun
An upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire [syn: fireplug, fire hydrant, plug]
noun
verb
Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: plug, stop up, secure]
verb
Persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" [syn: plug, plug away]
verb
Deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach" [syn: punch, plug]
verb
Make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
verb
Insert a plug into; "plug the wall"
verb
Insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
Definition of 'Plug'
From: GCIDE
- Plug \Plug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Plugging.] To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To briefly publicize or advertise, especially during a public event not specifically intended for advertising purposes; as, during the interview he plugged his new book.
- Syn: put in a plug for. [PJC]
Definition of 'Plug'
From: GCIDE
- Plug \Plug\, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl["o]k, plug, Sw. plugg; cf. W. ploc.]
- 1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. A high, tapering silk hat. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. A worthless horse. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Building) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails. [1913 Webster]
- 6. An act of plugging[6]; a brief mention for the sake of publicity or advertisement, especially during a public event not specifically intended for advertising purposes; as, he put in a plug for his favorite charity. [PJC]
- Breech plug (Gun.), in breech-loading guns, the metal plug or cylinder which closes the aperture in the breech, through which the gun is loaded.
- Fire plug, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached. [U. S.]
- Hawse plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a hawse hole.
- Plug and feather. (Stone Working) See Feather, n., 7.
- Plug centerbit, a centerbit ending in a small cylinder instead of a point, so as to follow and enlarge a hole previously made, or to form a counterbore around it.
- Plug rod (Steam Eng.), a rod attached to the beam for working the valves, as in the Cornish engine.
- Plug valve (Mech.), a tapering valve, which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'plug'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acknowledgment,
- advert,
- advertise,
- advertisement,
- advocate,
- appreciation,
- back,
- bait,
- balker,
- balky horse,
- ballyhoo,
- bar,
- bark,
- bill,
- bind,
- birdlime,
- block,
- block up,
- blockade,
- blurb,
- bola,
- boost,
- bright light,
- build up,
- buildup,
- bulletin,
- bung,
- caulk,
- cavendish,
- celebrity,
- charge,
- check valve,
- chew,
- chink,
- choke,
- choke off,
- choke up,
- chug on,
- circularize,
- clog,
- clog up,
- close,
- close off,
- close up,
- cobweb,
- cock,
- commend,
- commendation,
- commercial,
- commercial announcement,
- common knowledge,
- congest,
- constipate,
- cork,
- cover,
- crock,
- crowbait,
- cry,
- cry up,
- currency,
- dam,
- dam up,
- daylight,
- detonate,
- dig,
- discharge,
- dog,
- dragnet,
- drop,
- drudge,
- eclat,
- eject,
- establish,
- exposure,
- fag,
- fame,
- famousness,
- faucet,
- fell,
- fill,
- fill up,
- fire,
- fire hydrant,
- fire off,
- fireplug,
- fishhook,
- fly,
- foul,
- garron,
- gill net,
- give a write-up,
- give publicity,
- glare,
- goat,
- good word,
- grind,
- ground bait,
- grub,
- gun,
- gun for,
- hack,
- hammer,
- hammer away,
- hit,
- honorable mention,
- hook,
- hoopla,
- hue and cry,
- hydrant,
- hype,
- jade,
- jam,
- jig,
- jog on,
- jughead,
- keep doggedly at,
- lariat,
- lasso,
- let fly,
- let off,
- lid,
- lime,
- limelight,
- load,
- lumber,
- lure,
- maximum dissemination,
- mention,
- meshes,
- moil,
- nag,
- net,
- noose,
- notoriety,
- obstipate,
- obstruct,
- occlude,
- pack,
- peg,
- peg away,
- pelt,
- pepper,
- pick off,
- pigtail,
- pin,
- pistol,
- placard,
- plod,
- plod along,
- plug along,
- plug at,
- plug away,
- plug up,
- post,
- post bills,
- post up,
- pot,
- potshoot,
- potshot,
- pound away,
- pound net,
- PR,
- press notice,
- press-agent,
- prime,
- promote,
- promotion,
- public eye,
- public knowledge,
- public relations,
- public report,
- publicity,
- publicity story,
- publicize,
- publicness,
- puff,
- puffing,
- purse seine,
- push,
- quid,
- reclame,
- recognition,
- recommend,
- recommendation,
- report,
- riddle,
- roarer,
- rogue,
- rosinante,
- rub on,
- scalawag,
- schlep,
- sea cock,
- seal off,
- seal up,
- seine,
- sell,
- shoot,
- shoot at,
- shoot down,
- slog,
- slog away,
- snare,
- sniggle,
- snipe,
- speak highly of,
- speak warmly of,
- speak well of,
- spiel,
- spigot,
- spike,
- spile,
- spill,
- spinner,
- spot,
- spot announcement,
- spotlight,
- springe,
- squid,
- stanch,
- stay,
- stench,
- stiff,
- stop,
- stop up,
- stopgap,
- stopper,
- stopple,
- strike,
- stuff,
- stuff up,
- stump,
- support,
- take a potshot,
- tap,
- toil,
- toils,
- torpedo,
- tout,
- tramp,
- travail,
- trawl,
- trudge,
- twist,
- valve,
- wad,
- wade through,
- water plug,
- whistler,
- wobbler,
- work away,
- write up,
- write-up
Words containing 'Plug'
- Plugged,
- Plugging,
- plug in,
- plug into,
- Breech plug,
- Fire plug,
- Fuse plug,
- Fusible plug,
- Fuze plug,
- Hawse plug,
- Mud plug,
- Plug and feather,
- Plug board,
- Plug centerbit,
- Plug rod,
- Plug tap,
- Plug valve,
- Safety plug,
- Scupper plug,
- Spark plug,
- conductor plugs,
- male plug,
- phone plug,
- plug away,
- plug fuse,
- plug hat,
- plug ugly,
- plug-in,
- pull the plug,
- sparking plug,
- telephone plug,
- wall plug,
- plug-ugly