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plug
(plŭg)n.
1. An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper.
2. A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage.
3. A usually cylindrical or conic piece cut from something larger, often as a sample.
4. Electricity
a. A fitting, commonly with two metal prongs for insertion in a fixed socket, used to connect an appliance to a power supply.
b. A spark plug.
5. A hydrant.
6.
a. A flat cake of pressed or twisted tobacco.
b. A piece of chewing tobacco.
7. Geology A mass of igneous rock filling the vent of a volcano.
8. Informal A favorable public mention of a commercial product, business, or performance, especially when broadcast.
9. Slang Something inferior, useless, or defective, especially an old, worn-out horse.
10. Slang A gunshot or bullet: a plug in the back.
11. A fishing lure having a hook or hooks.
v. plugged, plug·ging, plugs
v. tr.
1. To fill (a hole) tightly with or as if with a plug; stop up.
2. To insert (something) as a plug: plugged a cork in the bottle.
3. To insert in an appropriate place or position: plug a quarter into the parking meter; plugged the variables into the equation.
4. Slang
a. To hit with a bullet; shoot.
b. To hit with the fist; punch.
5. Informal To publicize (a product, for example) favorably, as by mentioning on a broadcast: authors who plug their latest books on TV talk shows.
v. intr.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. To become stopped up or obstructed: a gutter that plugged up with leaves.
2. Informal To move or work doggedly and persistently: "You may plug along fifty years before you get anywhere" (Saul Bellow).
plug in
1. To connect (an appliance) to an electrical outlet.
2. To function by being connected to an electrical outlet: a power drill that plugs in.
3. Slang To cause (someone) to use a computer network, the internet, or an electronic device.
4. Slang To become informed about or involved with: was eager to plug in to the campus social scene.
plug into
1. To connect or be connected in the manner of an electrical appliance: The local system is plugged into the national telephone network. This computer plugs into a data bank.
2. Slang To cause (someone) to use a computer network, the internet, or an electronic device.
3. Slang To cause to be informed about or involved with: connoisseurs who are plugged into the current art scene.
[Dutch, from Middle Dutch plugge.]
plug′ger n.
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plug
(plʌɡ)n
1. a piece of wood, cork, or other material, often cylindrical in shape, used to stop up holes and gaps or as a wedge for taking a screw or nail
2. such a stopper used esp to close the waste pipe of a bath, basin, or sink while it is in use and removed to let the water drain away
3. (Electronics) a device having one or more pins to which an electric cable is attached: used to make an electrical connection when inserted into a socket
4. (Geological Science) Also called: volcanic plug a mass of solidified magma filling the neck of an extinct volcano
5. (Automotive Engineering) See sparking plug
6. (Recreational Drugs)
a. a cake of pressed or twisted tobacco, esp for chewing
b. a small piece of such a cake
7. (Angling) angling a weighted artificial lure with one or more sets of hooks attached, used in spinning
8. (Horticulture) a seedling with its roots encased in potting compost, grown in a tray with compartments for each individual plant
9. informal a recommendation or other favourable mention of a product, show, etc, as on television, on radio, or in newspapers
10. slang a shot, blow, or punch (esp in the phrase take a plug at)
11. informal the mechanism that releases water to flush a lavatory (esp in the phrase pull the plug)
12. (Animals) chiefly US an old horse
13. pull the plug on informal to put a stop to
vb, plugs, plugging or plugged
14. (tr) to stop up or secure (a hole, gap, etc) with or as if with a plug
15. (tr) to insert or use (something) as a plug: to plug a finger into one's ear.
16. (tr) informal to make favourable and often-repeated mentions of (a song, product, show, etc), esp on television, on radio, or in newspapers
17. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) slang to shoot with a gun: he plugged six rabbits.
18. (tr) slang to punch or strike
19. (intr; foll by along, away, etc) informal to work steadily or persistently
[C17: from Middle Dutch plugge; related to Middle Low German plugge, German Pflock]
ˈplugger n
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plug
(plʌg)n., v. plugged, plug•ging. n.
1. a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture.
2. a core or interior segment taken from a larger matrix.
3. an attachment at the end of an electrical cord that allows its insertion into an outlet or jack.
5. fireplug; hydrant.
6. a cake of pressed tobacco.
7. the favorable mention of a product, performer, etc., as in a radio or television interview; advertisement.
8. an artificial fishing lure made of wood, plastic, or metal and fitted with one or more gang hooks.
9. Geol. neck (def. 12).
10. Slang. a worn-out or inferior horse; nag.
v.t. 11. to stop or fill with or as if with a plug (often fol. by up): to plug up a leak.
12. to insert or drive a plug into.
13. to secure with or as if with a plug.
14. to remove a core or a small plug-shaped piece from, as for a sample: to plug a watermelon.
15. to mention (a product or the like) favorably, as in a television interview.
16. Slang. to punch with the fist.
17. Slang. to shoot or kill with a bullet.
v.i. 18. to work with stubborn persistence: to plug away at a novel.
19. plug in,
a. to connect to an electrical power source.
b. to include: to plug in more data.
20. plug up, to become plugged.
Idioms: pull the plug on, Informal.
a. to terminate.
b. to disconnect life-sustaining equipment from (a moribund patient).
[1620–30; < Dutch; c. German Pflock]
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plug
Past participle: plugged
Gerund: plugging
| Imperative |
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| plug |
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Plug
A small, flat, rectangular-shaped cake of compressed chewing tobacco. Pieces of a size suitable for chewing (a Chaw) could then be cut off as desired.
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| Noun | 1. |  plug - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightlyblockage, stoppage, occlusion, closure, block, stop - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" bottle cork, 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) tampon - plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) |
| 2. |  plug - a wad of something chewable as tobacco | |
| 3. | plug - blatant or sensational promotion promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" | |
| 4. |  plug - electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric sparkelectrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity ignition system, ignition - the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine | |
| 5. |  plug - an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connectionelectrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity phone plug, telephone plug - a plug for connecting a telephone | |
| 6. |  plug - an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a firehydrant - a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks | |
| 7. |  plug - an old or over-worked horse Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times | |
| Verb | 1. | plug - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" stopper, stopple - close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers" tampon - plug with a tampon |
| 2. | plug - persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" | |
| 3. | plug - deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | |
| 4. | plug - make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote | |
| 5. | plug - insert a plug into; "plug the wall" plug - insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle" | |
| 6. | plug - insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle" plug - insert a plug into; "plug the wall" |
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plug
noun
verb
plug away (Informal) slog away, labour, toil away, grind away (informal), peg away, plod away, drudge away I just keep plugging away at this job, although I hate it.
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plug
nounverb
1. To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container:
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Translations
سِدادَهقَابِسقابِس كَهرُبائييَسُد
zástrčkazátkaucpat
stikstoppeprop
tulppa
utikač
dugasz
klósetja tappa ítappi
プラグ栓
마개
kištukas
aizbāznisaizbāztaizkorķētkontaktdakšakorķis
wtyczkazatyczka
čeppriključitivtikač
kontakt
ปลั๊กไฟ
phích cắm
plug
[plʌg]A. N
1. (in bath, basin, barrel, for leak) → tapón m
a plug of cotton wool → un tampón (de algodón)
to pull the plug on sth the bank pulled the plug on my overdraft → el banco me cerró el grifo del descubierto
a plug of cotton wool → un tampón (de algodón)
to pull the plug on sth the bank pulled the plug on my overdraft → el banco me cerró el grifo del descubierto
2. (Elec) (on flex, apparatus) → enchufe m, clavija f; (= socket) → toma f de corriente (Telec) → clavija f (Aut) (= spark plug) → bujía f
2-/3-pin plug → clavija f bipolar/tripolar, clavija f de dos/tres polos
2-/3-pin plug → clavija f bipolar/tripolar, clavija f de dos/tres polos
4. (= piece of publicity) → publicidad f
to give sth/sb a plug → dar publicidad a algo/algn
to get/put in a plug for a product → lograr anunciar un producto (de modo solapado)
to give sth/sb a plug → dar publicidad a algo/algn
to get/put in a plug for a product → lograr anunciar un producto (de modo solapado)
B. VT
1. (also plug up) [+ hole] → llenar, tapar; [+ leak] → cubrir (Archit) → rellenar
plug this cloth into the hole → tapa el agujero con este trapo
to plug a tooth → empastar una muela
to plug a loophole (fig) → cerrar una escapatoria
to plug the drain on the reserves (fig) → acabar con la pérdida de reservas
plug this cloth into the hole → tapa el agujero con este trapo
to plug a tooth → empastar una muela
to plug a loophole (fig) → cerrar una escapatoria
to plug the drain on the reserves (fig) → acabar con la pérdida de reservas
3. (= publicize) → dar publicidad a
plug away VI + ADV to plug away (at sth) → perseverar (en algo), darle (a algo)
plug in
B. VI + ADV
1. (Elec) → enchufar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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plug
n
(= stopper) → Stöpsel m; (for stopping a leak) → Propfen m; (in barrel) → Spund m; a plug of cotton wool → ein Wattebausch m; to pull the plug (in lavatory) → die Spülung ziehen; to pull the plug on somebody/something (fig inf) → jdm/einer Sache den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen
(inf: piece of publicity) → Schleichwerbung f no pl; to give somebody/something a plug → für jdn/etw Werbung machen
(Geol) → Vulkanstotzen m
(US: = fireplug) → Hydrant m
vt
(= stop) hole, gap, crevice, leak → verstopfen, zustopfen; barrel → (ver)spunden; tooth → plombieren; the doctor plugged the wound with cotton wool → der Arzt stillte die Blutung mit Watte; to plug one’s ears → sich (dat) → die Ohren zuhalten; (with cotton wool etc) → sich (dat) → etwas in die Ohren stopfen; to plug the gaps in the tax laws → die Lücken im Steuergesetz schließen
(= insert) → stecken; plug the TV into the socket, please → steck bitte den Stecker vom Fernseher in die Steckdose; an old rag had been plugged into the hole → man hatte einen alten Lappen in das Loch gestopft
(inf: = publicize) → Schleichwerbung machen für
(inf: = shoot) to plug somebody in the head/stomach etc → jdm ein Loch in den Kopf/Bauch etc schießen; they plugged him full of lead → sie pumpten ihn mit Blei voll (inf)
(inf: = punch) → eine verpassen (+dat) (inf)
plug
:plug-and-play
attr (Comput) technology → Plug-and-Play-
plug hat
n (old US sl) → Angströhre f (dated hum)
plughole
plug-in
adj (Elec) → anschließbar; plug unit → Steckeinheit f
n (Comput) → Plug-in nt, → Zusatzsoftware f
plug tobacco
n → Kautabak m
plug-ugly (inf)
n → Schlägertyp m (inf), → Rabauke m (inf)
adj → potthässlich (inf)
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plug
[plʌg]1. n
c. (fam) (piece of publicity) → pubblicità f inv, réclame f inv
to give sb/sth a plug → fare pubblicità a qn/qc
to give sb/sth a plug → fare pubblicità a qn/qc
2. vt
b. (insert) → infilare, cacciare
to plug a lead into a socket → inserire un filo (elettrico) in una presa di corrente
to plug a lead into a socket → inserire un filo (elettrico) in una presa di corrente
c. (fam) (publicize) → fare pubblicità a; (push, put forward) → fare propaganda a
plug away vi + adv (fam) to plug away (at sth) → sgobbare (su qc)
plug in (Elec)
2. vt + adv (appliance) → attaccare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
plug
(plag) noun1. a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable. She changed the plug on the electric kettle.
2. an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.
verb – past tense, past participle plugged – to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it. He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.
plug in to connect up (an electrical apparatus) by inserting its plug into a socket. Could you plug in the electric kettle?
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plug
→ قَابِس zástrčka stik Stöpsel βύσμα enchufe tulppa prise utikač spina 栓 마개 plug plugg wtyczka tampão пробка kontakt ปลั๊กไฟ tıkaç phích cắm 插头Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
plug
n. tapón;
v. taponear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
plug
n tapón mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.