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Definition of plug - 9 dictionary results
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plug

  [pluhg] noun, verb, plugged, plug⋅ging.
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–noun
1. a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
2. a core or interior segment taken from a larger matrix.
3. Electricity. a device to which may be attached the conductors of a cord and which by insertion in a jack, or screwing into a receptacle, establishes contact.
4. spark plug (def. 1).
5. a fireplug or hydrant.
6. a cake of pressed tobacco.
7. a piece of tobacco cut off for chewing.
8. Informal. the favorable mention of something, as in a lecture, radio show, etc.; advertisement; recommendation: The actress was happy to give her new show a plug.
9. Angling. an artificial lure made of wood, plastic, or metal, and fitted with one or more gang hooks, used chiefly in casting.
10. Geology. neck (def. 14).
11. Slang. a worn-out or inferior horse.
12. Informal. a shopworn or unsalable article.
13. a small piece of sod used esp. for seeding a lawn.
14. a patch of scalp with viable hair follicles that is used as a graft for a bald part of the head. Compare hair transplant.
15. Slang. punch 1 (def. 1).
16. Metalworking.
a. a mandrel on which tubes are formed.
b. a punch on which a cup is drawn.
c. a protrusion on a forging die for forming a recess in the work.
d. a false bottom on a die.
17. Also called dook. a small piece of wood inserted into masonry as a hold for a nail.
18. Masonry. See under plug and feathers.
19. Also called plug hat. a man's tall silk hat.
–verb (used with object)
20. to stop or fill with or as if with a plug (often fol. by up): to plug up a leak; plug a gap.
21. to insert or drive a plug into.
22. to secure with or as if with a plug.
23. to insert (something) as a plug.
24. to remove a core or a small plug-shaped piece from.
25. to remove the center of (a coin) and replace it with a baser metal: a plugged nickel.
26. Informal. to mention (something) favorably, as in a lecture, radio show, etc.: He says he will appear if he can plug his new TV series.
27. Slang. to punch with the fist.
28. Slang. to shoot or strike with a bullet.
–verb (used without object)
29. to work with stubborn persistence (often fol. by along or away): You're doing a fine job—just keep plugging. Some writers will plug away at the same novel for several years.
30. Informal. to publicize insistently: Whenever he gets the chance, he's plugging for his company.
31. Slang. to shoot or fire shots.
—Verb phrases
32. plug in,
a. to connect to an electrical power source: Plug the TV set in over there.
b. Informal. to add or include; incorporate: They still have to plug in more research data.
33. plug into,
a. to connect or become connected by or as if by means of a plug: The device will plug into any convenient wall outlet. The proposed new departments would eventually plug into the overall organizational plan.
b. Informal. to feel an affinity for; like; understand: Some kids just don't plug into sports in school.
34. plug up, to become plugged: The drain in the sink plugs up every so often.
—Idiom
35. pull the plug on, Informal.
a. to discontinue or terminate: The government has threatened to pull the plug on further subsidies.
b. to disconnect life-sustaining equipment from (a moribund patient).
Origin:
1620–30; < D; c. G Pflock

Related forms:
plug⋅ga⋅ble, adjective
plug⋅ging⋅ly, adverb
plugless, adjective
pluglike, adjective
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plug and feathers

 
–noun
an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers), inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
Origin:
1835–45
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plug   (plŭg)   
n.  

  1. An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper.

  2. A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage.

  3. A usually cylindrical or conic piece cut from something larger, often as a sample.

  4. Electricity

    1. A fitting, commonly with two metal prongs for insertion in a fixed socket, used to connect an appliance to a power supply.

    2. A spark plug.

    3. A flat cake of pressed or twisted tobacco.

    4. A piece of chewing tobacco.

  5. A hydrant.

    1. A flat cake of pressed or twisted tobacco.

    2. A piece of chewing tobacco.

  7. Geology A mass of igneous rock filling the vent of a volcano.

  8. Informal A favorable public mention of a commercial product, business, or performance, especially when broadcast.

  9. Slang Something inferior, useless, or defective, especially an old, worn-out horse.

  10. Slang A gunshot or bullet: a plug in the back.

  11. A lure to which hooks are attached, used especially in angling.

v.   plugged, plug·ging, plugs

v.   tr.

  1. To fill (a hole) tightly with or as if with a plug; stop up.

  2. To insert (something) as a plug: plugged a cork in the bottle.

  3. Slang

    1. To hit with a bullet; shoot.

    2. To hit with the fist; punch.

  4. Informal To publicize (a product, for example) favorably, as by mentioning on a broadcast: authors who plug their latest books on TV talk shows.

v.   intr.

  1. To become stopped up or obstructed: a gutter that plugged up with leaves.

  2. Informal To work doggedly and persistently: "You may plug along fifty years before you get anywhere" (Saul Bellow).

Phrasal Verb(s):
plug in

  1. To connect (an appliance) to an electrical outlet.

  2. To function by being connected to an electrical outlet: a power drill that plugs in.

plug into

  1. To connect or be connected to in the manner of an electrical appliance: The local system is plugged into the national telephone network. This computer plugs into a data bank.

  2. Slang To cause to be closely attuned or responsive to: connoisseurs who are plugged into the current art scene.


[Dutch, from Middle Dutch plugge.]
plug'ger n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
plug

  1. n.
    a bite-sized, pressed mass of chewing tobacco. : He put a plug in his cheek and walked away.
  2. n.
    a drink of beer; a slugof beer. : Let me have a plug out of that bottle.
  3. n.
    a free advertisement or a commercial boost from someone for a product. (See also plugola.) : I managed to get a plug on the Mike Michael show.
  4. tv.
    to give an advertisement or commercial boost for something without having to pay for it. : I want to get on that TV program and plug my new book.

  5. Go to pluck. :
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

plug 
1627, originally a seamen's term, probably from Du. plug, from M.Du. plugge "bung, stopper," related to Norw. plugg, Dan. pløg, M.L.G. pluck, Ger. pflock, ultimate origin uncertain. Sense of "wad or stick of tobacco" is attested from 1728. Electrical sense is from 1883; meaning "sparking device in an internal combustion engine" is from 1886. The verb meaning "to close tightly (a hole), to fill" is first recorded 1630. Meaning "advertisement" first recorded 1902, perhaps from verb sense "work energetically at" (c.1865). The noun sense of "advertisement" is from 1902, Amer.Eng. The verb meaning "to popularize by repetition" is from 1906. Slang verb sense "to put a bullet into" is recorded from 1870. Plug-ugly "ruffian" is first attested 1856, originally in Baltimore, from plug, Amer.Eng. slang for the stovepipe hats then popular among young men.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1plug
Pronunciation: 'pl&g
Function: noun
: a piece of material (as wood or alloy) used or serving to fill a hole: as a : the piece in a cock that can be turned to regulate the flow of liquid or gas b : an obstructing mass of material in a bodily vessel or opening (as of the cervix or a skinlesion) plug> plug> c : a filling for a hollow tooth

Main Entry: 2plug
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: plugged; plug·ging
1 : to stop, make tight, or secure (as anopening) by or as if by insertion of a plug : close an opening in
2 : to fill a cavity in (a tooth)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

plug (plŭg)
n.
A dense mass of material filling a hole or closing an orifice. v. plugged, plug·ging, plugs
To fill tightly with a plug.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

plug

In addition to the idiom beginning with plug, also see peg (plug) away at; pull the plug on.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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