plug

Found in thesaurus: blockage, stop, block, bit, promotion, packaging, electrical device, equus caballus, close, hold on, persevere, persist, push, advertize

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v. cap, cork; stop up, block; publicize, advertise; punch, hit (Slang); shoot a person with a gun (USA Slang)

n. cork, stopper, stopple; rubber stopper for a sink; electrical connector; dongle (Computers); obstruction, block; lumpy mass that obstructs an opening (Medicine); fire hydrant; advertisement; tampon (Slang); occurrence of sexual intercourse (Slang)

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Plug

Plug, PLUG, plugs, or plugged may refer to:

Plug (accounting), an unsupported adjustment to an accounting record
Plug (fishing), a family of fishing lures
Plug (horticulture), a planting technique
Plug (jewellery), a type of jewellery worn in stretched piercings
Plug (sanitation), a stopper for a drainage outlet
Butt plug, a sex toy that is inserted into the rectum
Core plug, used to fill the casting holes on engines
Earplug for ear protection
Fusible plug, a safety device in steam boilers
Hair plug, hair that has undergone hair transplantation
Mating plug, secretion used in the mating of some animal species
Plug, an alias of Luke Vibert (born 1973), British electronic musician
Plug, a step in the manufacturing process for parts made of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer
Plug, a type of chewing tobacco made by pressing tobacco with syrup
Plug computer, a type of small-form-factor computer
Portland Linux/Unix Group (PLUG), a group of Linux enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon
Product plug, or product placement in marketing
Volcanic plug, a geological landform
Wall plug, a fastener that allows screws to be fitted into masonry walls

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plug

Noun
1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
(synonym) stopper, stopple
(hypernym) blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
(hyponym) bung, spile
(derivation) stop up, secure
2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
(synonym) chew, chaw, cud, quid, wad
(hypernym) morsel, bit, bite
3. blatant or sensational promotion
(synonym) ballyhoo, hoopla, hype
(hypernym) promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
4. electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
(synonym) spark plug, sparking plug
(hypernym) electrical device
(part-holonym) ignition, ignition system
5. an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
(synonym) male plug
(hypernym) electrical device
(hyponym) telephone plug, phone plug
6. an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
(synonym) fireplug, fire hydrant
(hypernym) hydrant
7. an old or over-worked horse
(synonym) hack, jade, nag
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus

Verb
1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
(synonym) stop up, secure
(hypernym) close, fill up
(hyponym) stopper, stopple
(entail) insert, infix, enter, introduce
(derivation) stopper, stopple
2. persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem"
(synonym) plug away
(hypernym) persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
3. deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach"
(synonym) punch
(hypernym) hit
4. make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
(hypernym) advertise, advertize, promote, push
(derivation) promoter, booster, plugger

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plug (de)

n. plug, plug fitting, stopper

pluggen

v. plug

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plug

v. ucpat; utěsnit; dělat čemu reklamu; propagovat; zapojit/zastrčit co do zásuvky

n. zástrčka; špunt; zátka; propagační zmínka o čem; reklama