Main Entry: ¹plug

Pronunciation: \ˈpləg\

Function: noun

Etymology: Dutch, from Middle Dutch plugge; akin to Middle High German pfloc plug

Date: 1606

1 a : a piece used to fill a hole : stopper b : an obtruding or obstructing mass of material resembling a stopper
2 : a flat compressed cake of tobacco
3 : a small core or segment removed from a larger object
4 : something inferior; especially : an inferior often aged or unsound horse
5 a : hydrant, fireplug b : spark plug
6 : an artificial fishing lure used primarily for casting and made with one or more sets of gang hooks
7 : any of various devices resembling or functioning like a plug: as a : a male fitting for making an electrical connection to a live circuit by insertion in a receptacle (as an outlet) b : a device for connecting electric wires to a jack
8 : a piece of favorable publicity or a favorable mention usually incorporated in general matter