plugger

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

A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage.

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

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.

A hydrant.

1. A flat cake of pressed or twisted tobacco.

2. A piece of chewing tobacco.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Slang

1. To hit with a bullet; shoot.

2. To hit with the fist; punch.

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

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

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

To connect (an appliance) to an electrical outlet.

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

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.

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