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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

   “I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.

   “Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.”

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.

   “He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.”

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   A high, tapering silk hat.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   A worthless horse.

   “That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!”

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   Any worn-out or useless article.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these.

   “During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.”

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.

   “Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.”

10. Meaning 10 · noun

    A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.

    “The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.”

11. Meaning 11 · noun

    A small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate.

12. Meaning 12 · noun

    (jewellery) A short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in the ear.

13. Meaning 13 · noun

    A drug dealer.

14. Meaning 14 · noun

    A branch from a water-pipe to supply a hose.

15. Meaning 15 · verb

    To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

    “He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.”

16. Meaning 16 · verb

    To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.

    “The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.”

17. Meaning 17 · verb

    To persist or continue with something.

    “Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.”

18. Meaning 18 · verb

    To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.

19. Meaning 19 · verb

    To have sex with, penetrate sexually.

    “I'd love to plug him.”

How this word is used

• Everyday “I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.”
• General “Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.”
• General “He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.”
• General “That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!”
• General “During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.”
• General “Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.”
• General “The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.”
• Everyday “He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.”
• General “The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.”
• General “Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.”
• General “I'd love to plug him.”

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