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noun
- 1. an obstruction blocking a hole, pipe, etc.: "somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow" Similar
- 2. a device for making an electrical connection, especially between an appliance and a power supply, consisting of an insulated casing with metal pins that fit into holes in an outlet: "the cable is fitted with a two-pin plug"
verb
- 1. block or fill in (a hole or cavity): "trucks arrived loaded with gravel to plug the hole and clear the road" Similar
- 2. mention (a product, event, or establishment) publicly in order to promote it: informal "during the show he plugged his new record" Similar
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The meaning of PLUG is a piece used to fill a hole : stopper. How to use plug in a sentence.
a small plastic or rubber object with two or three metal pins, attached to the end of a wire on a piece of electrical equipment and pushed into a special opening in a wall to connect the equipment to a supply of electricity: a three-pin/two-pin plug. to fit / change a plug.
A plug (or the plug) is a person who has the ability to get or supply hard-to-find items, especially drugs. Where does plug come from? The word plug made its way into the English language, likely from Dutch, as far back as the 1620s.
1. An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper. 2. A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage. 3. A usually cylindrical or conic piece cut from something larger, often as a sample. 4. Electricity. a.
A plug is something that blocks a hole, particularly one that water normally flows through. For some reason, it also means to promote something. If you plug your new book, you sneak it into every conversation.
A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with two or three metal pins which fit into the holes of an electric socket, connecting the equipment to the electricity supply.
plug. noun. /plʌɡ/ electrical equipment. enlarge image. a small plastic object with two or three metal pins that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity a three-pin plug. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
PLUG definition: 1. a plastic or rubber object with metal pins, used to connect electrical equipment to an…. Learn more.
a plastic or rubber object with metal pins, used to connect electrical equipment to an electricity supply: I need to change the plug on my hairdryer. plug noun [C] (HOLE) B1. something you put in a hole to block it: a bath plug. plug noun [C] (ADVERTISEMENT) talking about about a new book, film, etc in public to advertise it:
Plug Definition. An object used to stop up a hole, gap, outlet, etc. A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage. A natural concretion or formation that stops up a passage, duct, etc. A small wedge or segment cut from something, as from a melon to test its ripeness.
