plug (plʌɡ
)
Definitions
noun
- 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
- 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
- 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
volcanic plug a mass of solidified magma filling the neck of an extinct volcano- See sparking plug
- a cake of pressed or twisted tobacco, esp for chewing
- a small piece of such a cake
- angling a weighted artificial lure with one or more sets of hooks attached, used in spinning
- a seedling with its roots encased in potting compost, grown in a tray with compartments for each individual plant
- informal a recommendation or other favourable mention of a product, show, etc, as on television, on radio, or in newspapers
- slang a shot, blow, or punch (esp in the phrase take a plug at)
- informal the mechanism that releases water to flush a lavatory (esp in the phrase pull the plug)
- mainly US an old horse
- See pull the plug on
verb
Word forms: plugs, plugging, plugged
- (tr) to stop up or secure (a hole, gap, etc) with or as if with a plug
- (tr) to insert or use (something) as a plug ⇒
to plug a finger into one's ear
- (tr) informal to make favourable and often-repeated mentions of (a song, product, show, etc), esp on television, on radio, or in newspapers
- (tr) slang to shoot with a gun ⇒
he plugged six rabbits
- (tr) slang to punch or strike
- (intr; foll by along, away, etc) informal to work steadily or persistently
Alternative Forms
ˈplugger nounWord Origin
C17: from Middle Dutch plugge; related to Middle Low German plugge, German PflockTranslations
- British English:
plug
A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with two or three metal pins which fit into the holes of an electric socket.I used to go around and take every plug out at night.plʌɡ NOUN I used to go around and take every plug out at night.
- Spanish:
enchufe
nm
- French:
prise
nf
- German:
Stöpsel
nm Stöpsel
- Chinese: 插头 n
- Arabic: قَابِس n
- Portuguese: tampão nm
- Russian: пробка nf
- Croatian: utikač nm
- Czech: špunt nm
- Danish: stik nnt
- Dutch: plug n
- Finnish: tulppa n
- Greek: βύσμα nnt
- Italian: spina nf
- Japanese: 栓 n
- Korean: 마개 n
- Norwegian: plugg nm
- Polish: wtyczka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: tampão nm
- European Spanish:
enchufe
nm
- Swedish: kontakt nutr
- Thai: สิ่งที่ใช้อุดรู n
- Turkish: tıkaç n
- Vietnamese: cái nút n
Usage examples
I dropped my head on to her shoulder and found myself looking at the vortex of water twisting down the plug hole.
, A DARKENING STAIN (2002)The service manager said several parts were replaced because, apparently, squirrels had chewed through the spark plug cable.
Globe and Mail (2003)I fancied us to keep Brazil out and plug away for a 1-0 victory.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2002)He pressed a plug of tobacco into the bowl, then reached for his tinder box.
, Dreamtime (1993)