Search Result:plug
KK Pronunciation
〔 plʌg 〕
Pronunciation
〔 plʌɡ 〕
Overview of noun plug
The noun plug has 7 senses
- plug, stopper, stopple -- (blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly)
- chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad -- (a wad of something chewable as tobacco)
- ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug -- (blatant or sensational promotion)
- spark plug, sparking plug, plug -- (electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark)
- plug, male plug -- (an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection)
- fireplug, fire hydrant, plug -- (an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire)
- hack, jade, nag, plug -- (an old or over-worked horse)
Overview of verb plug
The verb plug has 6 senses
- plug, stop up, secure -- (fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak")
- plug, plug away -- (persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem")
- punch, plug -- (deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach")
- plug -- (make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote)
- plug -- (insert a plug into; "plug the wall")
- plug -- (insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle")