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plug

/plˈʌɡ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
    “plug the hole”
  2. persist in working hard
    “Students must plug away at this problem”
  3. deliver a quick blow to
    “he punched me in the stomach”
  4. make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
  5. replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
    “plug a nickle”
  6. insert a plug into
    “plug the wall”
  7. insert as a plug
    “She plugged a cork in the wine bottle”

noun

  1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
  2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
  3. blatant or sensational promotion
  4. electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
  5. an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
  6. an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
  7. an old or over-worked horse

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Words that rhyme with plug

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