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plug
noun
1 a piece of rubber, plastic, etc shaped to fit a hole as a stopper, eg in a bath or sink.
2 (often in compounds ) any device or piece of material for a similar purpose earplugs .
3 a the plastic or rubber device with metal pins, fitted to the end of the flex of an electrical apparatus, that is pushed into a socket to connect with the power supply;
b loosely the socket or power point switch it off at the plug .
4 colloq a piece of favourable publicity given to a product, programme, etc, eg on television.
5 a spark plug.
6 an accumulation of solidified magma which fills the vent of a volcano. Also called volcanic plug.
7 a lump of tobacco for chewing.
8 a young plant grown in a small cylindrical mass of compost, etc for ease of planting out.
verb (plugged , plugging )
1 (often plug something up) to stop or block up (a hole, etc) with something.
2 colloq to give favourable publicity to (a product, programme, etc), especially repeatedly plugged her new book .
3 intr (usu plug away or along) colloq to work or progress steadily.
4 slang to shoot someone with a gun.
[17c: from Dutch plugge a bung or peg]
plugger noun .
pull the plug on something or someone
1 to stop being supportive of it or them.
2 to destroy them or it, eg by cutting off supplies, finance, etc.
plug something in to connect (an electrical appliance) to the power supply by means of an electrical plug. See also plug-in.
noun
1 a piece of rubber, plastic, etc shaped to fit a hole as a stopper, eg in a bath or sink.
2 (often in compounds ) any device or piece of material for a similar purpose earplugs .
3 a the plastic or rubber device with metal pins, fitted to the end of the flex of an electrical apparatus, that is pushed into a socket to connect with the power supply;
b loosely the socket or power point switch it off at the plug .
4 colloq a piece of favourable publicity given to a product, programme, etc, eg on television.
5 a spark plug.
6 an accumulation of solidified magma which fills the vent of a volcano. Also called volcanic plug.
7 a lump of tobacco for chewing.
8 a young plant grown in a small cylindrical mass of compost, etc for ease of planting out.
verb (plugged , plugging )
1 (often plug something up) to stop or block up (a hole, etc) with something.
2 colloq to give favourable publicity to (a product, programme, etc), especially repeatedly plugged her new book .
3 intr (usu plug away or along) colloq to work or progress steadily.
4 slang to shoot someone with a gun.
[17c: from Dutch plugge a bung or peg]
plugger noun .
pull the plug on something or someone
1 to stop being supportive of it or them.
2 to destroy them or it, eg by cutting off supplies, finance, etc.
plug something in to connect (an electrical appliance) to the power supply by means of an electrical plug. See also plug-in.
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