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1.nounA 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.nounAny 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.nounA flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco."He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw."
4.nounA high, tapering silk hat.
5.nounA worthless horse."That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!"
6.nounAny worn-out or useless article.
7.nounA block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.
8.nounA 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.nounA 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.nounA 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.nounA small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate.
12.noun(jewellery) A short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in the ear.
13.nounA drug dealer.
14.nounA branch from a water-pipe to supply a hose.
15.verbTo stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole."He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk."
16.verbTo 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.verbTo persist or continue with something."Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution."
18.verbTo shoot a bullet into something with a gun.
19.verbTo have sex with, penetrate sexually."I'd love to plug him."