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Definition of plug
1a : a piece used to fill a hole : stopperb : 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
5a : hydrant, fireplugb : 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: such asa : a male fitting for making an electrical connection to a live circuit by insertion in a receptacle (such 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
From the M-W Editors
Recent Examples of plug from the Web
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One Life to Live was cancelled after one season and HBO pulled the plug on Codes of Conduct before a single episode aired.
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Use lube and try using your fingers or a small butt plug by inserting it into the anus.
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The European Central Bank pulled the plug, ruling the two banks were failing or likely to fail.
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The base versions of the new model offer the highest mileage available on a hybrid that isn’t of the plug-in variety.
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The other spark plugs are R.J. McGettigan (.421, 13, 18), Jared Healey (.370, 24, 18), and Aidan Baur (.311, 26, 11).
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The file also reveals the fire was accidental, starting at a faulty electrical plug.
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Kentucky amended its laws to permit instant racing, but Idaho and Texas pulled the plug after trials.
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The series is the most recent in a string of cancellations for Netflix, which had, since entering into original programming, appeared reluctant to pull the plug on failing series.
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Origin and Etymology of plug
Dutch, from Middle Dutch plugge; akin to Middle High German pfloc plug
plug
Definition of plug
plugged
;plugging
transitive verb
1a : to stop, make tight, or secure by inserting a plugb : to remedy (a deficiency) as if by inserting a plug trying to plug the gaps in their understanding
2 : to hit with a bullet : shoot
3 : to advertise or publicize insistently
intransitive verb
1 : to become plugged —usually used with up
2 : to work doggedly and persistently plugged away at her homework
3 : to fire shots
plugger
nounplug into
1 : to connect or become connected to by or as if by means of a plug the city was plugged into the new highway system
2 : to load into as if by means of a plug plugged the data into a computer
Examples of plug in a Sentence
We were able to plug the hole with cement.
One of the DJs on the local radio station has been plugging the band's new album.
He plugged him right in the chest.
Recent Examples of plug from the Web
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Beijing is providing frameworks for all these nations to plug into a Chinese world order.
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The Cardinals signed veteran Antoine Bethea to plug a safety vacancy and still have former LSU stars Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu in the secondary.
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Steinem plugged environmentalist Paul Hawken’s new book, which suggests that the top solution to global warming is educating and providing contraception to young women.
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Thousands of workers at Hanford were told to stay home Wednesday as efforts began to plug the sinkhole in the earth over the unoccupied storage tunnel.
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Chromebooks, rugged laptops that generally cost less than $200, run the browser-like Chrome operating system and easily plug in to Google’s range of mostly free-to-use productivity software.
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On March 31, United acquired two starters from Colorado — defensive midfielder Sam Cronin and fullback Marc Burch, each of whom has been plugged into the starting lineup the past four games.
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The Kansas Legislature agreed last month to take money from a long term investment fund to help plug a roughly $290 million budget gap for the current fiscal year.
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Harvey had worked out hard with weights on Wednesday and seemed to short out like a 220-volt appliance plugged into a 110-volt outlet.
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First Known Use of plug
1630
PLUG Defined for English Language Learners
plug
playDefinition of plug for English Language Learners
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: a part at the end of an electric cord that has two or three metal pins that connect the cord to a source of electricity
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: a part at the end of a wire or cable that is used to connect machines or devices
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: a thing that is used to close a hole in a container or object
plug
Definition of plug for English Language Learners
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: to fill or cover (a hole, space, etc.) with something
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: to praise (something, such as a book, movie, or restaurant) publicly in a way that makes people want to buy it, see it, etc. : to advertise (something) by talking about it especially on the radio or television
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: to shoot (someone) with a gun
PLUG Defined for Kids
Definition of plug for Students
1 : a device usually on a cord used to make an electrical connection by putting it into another part (as a socket)
2 : a piece (as of wood or metal) used to stop up or fill a hole
Definition of plug for Students
plugged
;plugging
1 : to connect to an electric circuit Plug in the lamp.
2 : to stop or make tight with something that fills a hole
3 : to keep steadily at work or in action I plugged away at my homework.
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of plug
: a piece of material (as wood or alloy) used or serving to fill a hole: asa: the piece in a cock that can be turned to regulate the flow of liquid or gasb: an obstructing mass of material in a bodily vessel or opening (as of the cervix or a skin lesion)c: a filling for a hollow tooth
plug
Medical Definition of plug
plugged
;plugging
1: to stop, make tight, or secure (as an opening) by or as if by insertion of a plug : close an opening in
2: to fill a cavity in (a tooth)
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