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PLUG
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Irregular inflected forms: plugged , plugging
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An old or over-worked horse
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("plug" is a kind of...):
Equus caballus; horse (solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
Synonyms:
fire hydrant; fireplug; plug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plug" is a kind of...):
hydrant (a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plug" is a kind of...):
block; blockage; closure; occlusion; stop; stoppage (an obstruction in a pipe or tube)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plug"):
bung; spile (a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask)
bottle cork; cork (the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle))
drainplug (a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin)
earplug (a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise)
fipple (a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder))
tampion; tompion (plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture)
tampon (plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood))
spigot; tap (a plug for a bunghole in a cask)
Derivation:
plug (fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
Synonyms:
male plug; plug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plug" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plug"):
phone plug; telephone plug (a plug for connecting a telephone)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
Synonyms:
plug; spark plug; sparking plug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plug" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Holonyms ("plug" is a part of...):
ignition; ignition system (the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Blatant or sensational promotion
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("plug" is a kind of...):
packaging; promo; promotion; promotional material; publicity (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution)
Derivation:
plug (make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A wad of something chewable as tobacco
Synonyms:
chaw; chew; cud; plug; quid; wad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("plug" is a kind of...):
bit; bite; morsel (a small amount of solid food; a mouthful)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they plug ... he / she / it plugs
Past simple: plugged
Past participle: plugged
-ing form: plugging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Insert as a plug
Example:
She plugged a cork in the wine bottle
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "plug" is one way to...):
enclose; inclose; insert; introduce; put in; stick in (place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing)
Verb group:
plug (insert a plug into)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Insert a plug into
Example:
plug the wall
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "plug" is one way to...):
enclose; inclose; insert; introduce; put in; stick in (place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing)
Verb group:
plug (insert as a plug)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
Example:
plug a nickle
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "plug" is one way to...):
enclose; inclose; insert; introduce; put in; stick in (place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Persist in working hard
Example:
Students must plug away at this problem
Synonyms:
plug; plug away
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "plug" is one way to...):
hang in; hang on; hold on; persevere; persist (be persistent, refuse to stop)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 5
Meaning:
Make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "plug" is one way to...):
advertise; advertize; promote; push (make publicity for; try to sell (a product))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue plug the movie
Derivation:
plug (blatant or sensational promotion)
plugger (someone who is an active supporter and advocate)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Deliver a quick blow to
Example:
he punched me in the stomach
Synonyms:
plug; punch
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "plug" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue plug the movie
Sense 7
Meaning:
Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
Example:
stop up the leak
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "plug" is one way to...):
close; fill up (fill or stop up)
"Plug" entails doing...:
enter; infix; insert; introduce (put or introduce into something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "plug"):
stopper; stopple (close or secure with or as if with a stopper)
tampon (plug with a tampon)
chink (fill the chinks of, as with caulking)
cork; cork up (close a bottle with a cork)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
plug (blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly)
Context examples:
It is characterized by the presence of inspissated bile plugs in the bile ducts.
(Inspissated Bile Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A chronic, atrophic skin disease characterized by white, angular, flat, well-defined, indurated papules with an erythematous halo and follicular, black, keratotic plugs.
(Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It is characterized by the presence of discoid skin plaques showing varying degrees of edema, erythema, scaliness, follicular plugging, and skin atrophy.
(Discoid Lupus Erythematosus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Yellow pigmentation of the skin, mucous membranes and eyes due to hyperbilirubinemia caused by inspissated bile plugs in the bile ducts during the perinatal period.
(Perinatal Jaundice due to Inspissated Bile Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A mucus plug situated in the maternal cervical os during pregnancy that prevents entry of bacteria into the uterus.
(Cervical Mucus Plug, NCI Thesaurus)
One boat lowered away with the plugs out, filled with women and children and then with water, and capsized.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
To operate, the entire system only requires a functioning mobile phone battery, via the NFC link, with no need for any additional plugs or batteries.
(Scientists design platform to conduct chemical analysis using a smartphone, University of Granada)
A device consisting of a mouthpiece and a thin, plastic cartridge that contains nicotine plug and delivers nicotine in a vapor that is absorbed in the mouth.
(Nicotine inhaler, NCI Thesaurus)
A discharge of the mucus plug from the cervical os during cervical dilation in preparation for the labor and delivery of the baby.
(Passing of Mucus Plug, NCI Thesaurus)
A circuit board with connectors into which other cards are plugged.
(Backplane Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
