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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.NounAn electric socket: wall plug.
3.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."
4.NounA flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco."He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw."
5.NounA high, tapering silk hat.
6.NounA worthless horse."That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!"
7.NounAny worn-out or useless article.
8.NounA book that fails to sell.
9.NounA block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.
10.NounA promotion (act of promoting) of a product (such as a book, film or play) or other thing, concept, etc, for example during an interview or a commercial."During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.; She used her televised tour of the zoo to work in another plug for conservation."
11.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."
12.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."
13.NounA small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate.
14.NounA growth of protoplasm that closes the pore openings in the cells of certain algae.
15.NounA short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in the ear.
16.NounA drug dealer.
17.NounA branch from a water-pipe to supply a hose.
18.NounA standard, modular fuselage component that can be added or removed.
19.NounEllipsis of spark plug."I changed the plugs and the coil packs."
20.NounEllipsis of fireplug (“fire hydrant”).
21.VerbTo stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole."He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk."
22.VerbTo promote (something, especially a product or service); to mention (something) as if promoting or advertising it."The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.; Kennedy went on nationwide speaking tour to plug environmental conservation."
23.VerbTo persist or continue with something."Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution."
24.VerbTo shoot (someone) with a bullet.
25.VerbTo have sex with; to penetrate sexually."I’d love to plug him with my strap-on."
26.VerbTo ingest a drug rectally.