n. | 1. | Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2. | A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | A high, tapering silk hat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4. | A worthless horse. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5. | (Building) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails.
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v. t. | 1. | To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole. |
Noun | 1. | plug - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
2. | plug - a wad of something chewable as tobacco | |
3. | plug - blatant or sensational promotion | |
4. | plug - electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark Synonyms: spark plug, sparking plug | |
5. | ![]() Synonyms: male plug | |
6. | plug - an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire Synonyms: fire hydrant, fireplug | |
7. | plug - an old or over-worked horse | |
Verb | 1. | plug - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" |
2. | plug - persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" Synonyms: plug away | |
3. | plug - deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach" Synonyms: punch | |
4. | plug - make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote |