NOUN | artifact | plug, stopper, stopple | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
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food | plug, chew, chaw, cud, quid, wad | a wad of something chewable as tobacco | |
communication | plug, ballyhoo, hoopla, hype | blatant or sensational promotion | |
artifact | plug, spark plug, sparking plug | electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark | |
artifact | plug, male plug | an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted / inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection | |
artifact | plug, fireplug, fire hydrant | an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire | |
animal | plug, hack, jade, nag | an old or over-worked horse | |
VERB | contact | plug, stop up, secure | fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug |
change | plug, plug away | persist in working hard | |
contact | plug, punch | deliver a quick blow to | |
communication | plug | make a plug for | |
change | plug | replace the center of a coin with a baser metal | |
change | plug | insert a plug into | |
change | plug | insert as a plug |
Sounds | plah'g | |
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Rhymes | bedbug ... Winnipeg: 26 rhymes with ahg... |
Meaning | Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly. | |
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Synonyms | stopper, stopple | |
Narrower | bung, spile | A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask |
cork, bottle cork | The plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) | |
drainplug | A removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin | |
earplug | A plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise | |
fipple | A wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder) | |
tampion, tompion | plug for the muzzle of a gun / gun to keep out dust and moisture | |
tampon | plug of cotton or other absorbent material | |
tap, spigot | A plug for a bunghole in a cask | |
Broader | blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | An obstruction in a pipe or tube |
Spanish | corcho, tapón | |
Catalan | tap | |
Verbs | plug | fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug |
Meaning | A wad of something chewable as tobacco. | |
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Synonyms | chew, chaw, cud, quid, wad | |
Broader | morsel, bit, bite | A small amount of solid food |
Spanish | bolo, mascada, masticable, taco, tapón |
Meaning | blatant or sensational promotion. | |
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Synonyms | ballyhoo, hoopla, hype | |
Broader | promotion, promo, publicity, promotional material, packaging | A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution |
Spanish | alboroto, bombo, campaña publicitaria, exageración, jaleo, propaganda | |
Verbs | plug | make a plug for |
Meaning | electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark. | |
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Synonyms | spark plug, sparking plug | |
Part of | ignition, ignition system | The mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine |
Broader | electrical device | A device that produces or is powered by electricity |
Spanish | bujía | |
Catalan | bugia d'encesa, bugia |
Meaning | An electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted / inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection. | |
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Synonym | male plug | |
Narrower | telephone plug, phone plug | A plug for connecting a telephone |
Broader | electrical device | A device that produces or is powered by electricity |
Spanish | enchufe | |
Catalan | endoll |
Meaning | An upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire. | |
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Synonyms | fireplug, fire hydrant | |
Broader | hydrant | A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks |
Spanish | boca de incendio, fireplug | |
Catalan | boca d'incendis, fireplug |
Meaning | An old or over-worked horse. | |
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Synonyms | hack, jade, nag | |
Broader | horse, Equus caballus | solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times |
Spanish | jaco, jamelgo, penco, rocinante, rocín | |
Catalan | rossí |
Meaning | Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "plug the hole" | |
Synonyms | stop up, secure | |
Entails | insert, infix, enter, introduce | put or introduce into something |
Narrower | chink | Fill the chinks of, as with caulking |
cork, cork up | Close a bottle with a cork | |
stopper, stopple | Close or secure with or as if with a stopper | |
tampon | plug with a tampon | |
Broader | close, fill up | Fill or stop up |
Spanish | tapar, taponar | |
Catalan | obturar, tapar | |
Nouns | plug | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
Meaning | Persist in working hard. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "Students must plug away at this problem" | |
Synonym | plug away | |
Broader | persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on | Be persistent, refuse to stop |
Meaning | deliver a quick blow to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam and Sue plug the movie | |
Synonym | punch | |
Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
Spanish | dar un puñetazo |
Meaning | make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | Sam and Sue plug the movie | |
Broader | advertise, advertize, promote, push | make publicity for |
Spanish | promocionar | |
Nouns | plug | blatant or sensational promotion |
plugger | someone who is an active supporter and advocate |
Meaning | Replace the center of a coin with a baser metal. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "plug a nickle" | |
Broader | insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce | introduce |
Participle | plugged | (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal |
Meaning | Insert a plug into. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "plug the wall" | |
Broader | insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce | introduce |
Similar to | plug | Insert as a plug |
Meaning | Insert as a plug. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle" | |
Broader | insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce | introduce |
Similar to | plug | Insert a plug into |
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