English dictionary
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English noun: plug | |||
| 1. | plug (artifact) blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly | ||
| Synonyms | stopper, stopple | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bottle cork, bung, cork, drainplug, earplug, fipple, spigot, spile, tampion, tampon, tap, tompion | ||
| 2. | plug (food) a wad of something chewable as tobacco | ||
| Synonyms | chaw, chew, cud, quid, wad | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bit, bite, morsel | ||
| 3. | plug (communication) blatant or sensational promotion | ||
| Synonyms | ballyhoo, hoopla, hype | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity | ||
| 4. | plug (artifact) electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark | ||
| Synonyms | spark plug, sparking plug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electrical device | ||
| Part meronym | ignition, ignition system | ||
| 5. | plug (artifact) an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection | ||
| Synonyms | male plug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electrical device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | phone plug, telephone plug | ||
| 6. | plug (artifact) an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire | ||
| Synonyms | fire hydrant, fireplug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hydrant | ||
| 7. | plug (animal) an old or over-worked horse | ||
| Synonyms | hack, jade, nag | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Equus caballus, horse | ||
English verb: plug | |||
| 1. | plug (contact) fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug | ||
| Samples | Plug the hole. Stop up the leak. | ||
| Synonyms | secure, stop up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | close, fill up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chink, cork, cork up, stopper, stopple, tampon | ||
| Entail | enter, infix, insert, introduce | ||
| 2. | plug (change) persist in working hard | ||
| Samples | Students must plug away at this problem. | ||
| Synonyms | plug away | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist | ||
| 3. | plug (contact) deliver a quick blow to | ||
| Samples | He punched me in the stomach. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue plug the movie | ||
| Synonyms | punch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 4. | plug (communication) make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue plug the movie | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advertise, advertize, promote, push | ||
| 5. | plug (change) insert a plug into | ||
| Samples | Plug the wall. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in | ||
| Verb group | plug | ||
| 6. | plug (change) insert as a plug | ||
| Samples | She plugged a cork in the wine bottle. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in | ||
| Verb group | plug | ||
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