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.
11.
Slang. a worn-out or inferior horse.
12.
Informal. a shopworn or unsalable article.
13.
a small piece of sod used especially 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.
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 followed 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.
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verb (used without object)
Verb phrases 29.
to work with stubborn persistence (often followed 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.
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.
Idioms plug up, to become plugged: The drain in the sink plugs up every so often.
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; < Dutch; cognate with German Pflock
1620–30; < Dutch; cognate with German Pflock
Related forms
plug·ga·ble, adjective
plug·ging·ly, adverb
plug·less, adjective
plug·like, 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
1835–45
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plug (plʌɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a piece of wood, cork, or other material, often cylindrical in shape, used to stop up holes and gaps or as a wedge for taking a screw or nail |
| 2. | such a stopper used esp to close the waste pipe of a bath, basin, or sink while it is in use and removed to let the water drain away |
| 3. | a device having one or more pins to which an electric cable is attached: used to make an electrical connection when inserted into a socket |
| 4. | Also called: volcanic plug a mass of solidified magma filling the neck of an extinct volcano |
| 5. | See sparking plug |
| 6. | a. a cake of pressed or twisted tobacco, esp for chewing |
| b. a small piece of such a cake | |
| 7. | angling a weighted artificial lure with one or more sets of hooks attached, used in spinning |
| 8. | a seedling with its roots encased in potting compost, grown in a tray with compartments for each individual plant |
| 9. | informal a recommendation or other favourable mention of a product, show, etc, as on television, on radio, or in newspapers |
| 10. | slang a shot, blow, or punch (esp in the phrase take a plug at) |
| 11. | informal the mechanism that releases water to flush a lavatory (esp in the phrase pull the plug) |
| 12. | chiefly (US) an old horse |
| 13. | informal pull the plug on to put a stop to |
| —vb , plugs, plugging, plugged | |
| 14. | (tr) to stop up or secure (a hole, gap, etc) with or as if with a plug |
| 15. | (tr) to insert or use (something) as a plug: to plug a finger into one's ear |
| 16. | informal (tr) to make favourable and often-repeated mentions of (a song, product, show, etc), esp on television, on radio, or in newspapers |
| 17. | slang (tr) to shoot with a gun: he plugged six rabbits |
| 18. | slang (tr) to punch or strike |
| 19. | informal (intr; |
| [C17: from Middle Dutch plugge; related to Middle Low German plugge, German Pflock] | |
| 'plugger | |
| —n | |
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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.
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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.
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Slang Dictionary
plug definition
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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.
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Example sentences
The user can rather easily extract them for recharging via a home wall-plug, which takes a maximum of six hours.
We plug them into a system, give it a problem to tackle and see what happens as it learns.
Spin aside, the real problem is that there aren't obvious alternatives to what's being done to plug the leak.
Imagine driving your electric car in your garage and never having to plug it in.
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