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plugs

 
Noun plug has 7 senses
  1. plug, stopper, stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
    --1 is a kind of blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
    --1 has particulars:
     bung, spile; cork; drainplug; fipple; tampion; tampon; tap, spigot
    Derived form: verb plug1
  2. chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad - a wad of something chewable as tobacco
    --2 is a kind of morsel, bit, bite
  3. ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug - blatant or sensational promotion
    --3 is a kind of promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
    Derived form: verb plug4
  4. spark plug, sparking plug, plug - electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
    --4 is a kind of electrical device
    --4 is a part of ignition, ignition system
  5. plug, male plug - an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
    --5 is a kind of electrical device
    --5 has particulars: telephone plug, phone plug
  6. fireplug, fire hydrant, plug - an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
    --6 is a kind of hydrant
  7. hack, jade, nag, plug - an old or over-worked horse
    --7 is a kind of horse, Equus caballus
Verb plug has 4 senses
  1. plug, stop up, secure - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
    --1 is one way to close, fill up
    Derived form: noun plug1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. plug, plug away - persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem"
    --2 is one way to persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  3. punch, plug - deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach"
    --3 is one way to hit
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue plug the movie
  4. plug - make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
    --4 is one way to
    advertise, advertize, promote, push
    Derived forms: noun plugger1, noun plug3
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue plug the movie
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