plug

[[t]plʌg[/t]]

n. v. plugged, plug•ging

1) a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture

2) cvb a core or interior segment taken from a larger matrix

3) elm an attachment at the end of an electrical cord that allows its insertion into an outlet or jack

4) aum

spark plug 1)

5) fireplug; hydrant

6) a cake of pressed tobacco

7) inf the favorable mention of a product, performer, etc., as in a radio or television interview; advertisement

8) spo an artificial fishing lure made of wood, plastic, or metal and fitted with one or more gang hooks

9) gel gel

neck 12)

10) Slang. a worn-out or inferior horse; nag

11) to stop or fill with or as if with a plug (often fol. by up):

to plug up a leak[/ex]

12) to insert or drive a plug into

13) to secure with or as if with a plug

14) cvb to remove a core or a small plug-shaped piece from, as for a sample:

to plug a watermelon[/ex]

15) inf to mention (a product or the like) favorably, as in a television interview

16) sts Slang. to punch with the fist

17) sts Slang. to shoot or kill with a bullet

18) cvb to work with stubborn persistence:

to plug away at a novel[/ex]

19) phv plug in

a) phv elm to connect to an electrical power source

b) phv cvb to include:

to plug in more data[/ex]

20) cvb phv plug up, to become plugged

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- pull the plug on

Etymology: 1620–30; < D; c. G Pflock