plug

B1
Pronunciation
/plʌɡ/
Noun
14 definition(s)
1 Definition

A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

Example Sentences
  • I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
2 Definition

Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.

Synonyms
bung dowel stopper stopple
Example Sentences
  • Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
3 Definition

A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.

Example Sentences
  • He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.
4 Definition

A high, tapering silk hat.

5 Definition

A worthless horse.

Synonyms
bum dobbin hack jade nag
Example Sentences
  • That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!
6 Definition

Any worn-out or useless article.

7 Definition

A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.

8 Definition

A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these.

Example Sentences
  • During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.
9 Definition

A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.

Example Sentences
  • Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.
10 Definition

A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.

Example Sentences
  • The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.
11 Definition

A small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate.

12 Definition

(jewellery) A short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in the ear.

13 Definition

A drug dealer.

14 Definition

A branch from a water-pipe to supply a hose.

Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

Example Sentences
  • He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.
2 Definition

To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.

Example Sentences
  • The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
3 Definition

To persist or continue with something.

Example Sentences
  • Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.
4 Definition

To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.

5 Definition

To have sex with, penetrate sexually.

Example Sentences
  • I'd love to plug him.