| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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