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Plug

/plʌɡ/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Plug"

noun

1
A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
"I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again."
2
Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.
"Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain."
3
A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
"He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw."
4
A high, tapering silk hat.

verb

1
To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
"He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk."
2
To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.
"The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome."
3
To persist or continue with something.
"Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution."
4
To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.

🔄 Synonyms of "Plug"

22 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
secureverb	Free from attack or danger; protected.
hacknoun	(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
jadenoun	A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
quidnoun	Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.
wadnoun	An amorphous, compact mass.
ballyhoonoun	(informal) Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
punchnoun	(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
hypenoun	(marketing) Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.
nagnoun	(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
stopplenoun	A plug; a stopper.
cudnoun	The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.
hooplanoun	A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise.
chawnoun	(Appalachia, informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
stoppernoun	Someone or something that stops something.
stop upverb	To fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.
male plugnoun	an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
spark plugnoun	The part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol engines have spark plugs. Diesel engines do not have them because the heat from their high compression ratios supplies the ignition.)
fire hydrantnoun	(firefighting) A device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main supply, consisting of a barrel, connections for hose and a valve assembly.
fireplugnoun	A fire hydrant.
plug awayverb	(informal) To persist or continue, as with an effort.
sparking plugnoun	(dated) Synonym of spark plug.
chewverb	To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Plug"

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Word	Definition
spark plugnoun	The part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol engines have spark plugs. Diesel engines do not have them because the heat from their high compression ratios supplies the ignition.)
fireplugnoun	A fire hydrant.
sparking plugnoun	(dated) Synonym of spark plug.
fire hydrantnoun	(firefighting) A device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main supply, consisting of a barrel, connections for hose and a valve assembly.
stoppernoun	Someone or something that stops something.
hacknoun	(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
stopplenoun	A plug; a stopper.
stop upverb	To fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.
punchnoun	(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
wadnoun	An amorphous, compact mass.
nagnoun	(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
quidnoun	Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.
jadenoun	A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
hypenoun	(marketing) Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.
ballyhoonoun	(informal) Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
chewverb	To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
cudnoun	The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.
chawnoun	(Appalachia, informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
hooplanoun	A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise.
plug awayverb	(informal) To persist or continue, as with an effort.