plug
1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly (Freq. 15)
• Syn:
stopper, stopple
• Derivationally related forms:
stopple (for: stopple), stop (for: stopper), stopper (for: stopper)
• Hypernyms:
blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
• Hyponyms:
bung, spile, cork, bottle cork, drainplug,
drainplug, fipple, tampion, tompion, tampon,
tap, spigot
2. electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
• Syn:
spark plug, sparking plug
• Hypernyms:
electrical device
• Part Holonyms:
ignition, ignition system
3. an old or over-worked horse
• Syn:
hack, jade, nag
• Derivationally related forms:
jade (for: jade)
• Hypernyms:
horse, Equus caballus
4. an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
• Syn:
fireplug, fire hydrant
• Hypernyms:
hydrant
5. an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
• Syn:
male plug
• Hypernyms:
electrical device
• Hyponyms:
telephone plug, phone plug
6. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
• Syn:
chew, chaw, cud, quid, wad
• Derivationally related forms:
wad (for: wad), chaw (for: chaw), chew (for: chew)
• Hypernyms:
morsel, bit, bite
7. blatant or sensational promotion
• Syn:
ballyhoo, hoopla, hype
• Derivationally related forms:
ballyhoo (for: ballyhoo)
• Hypernyms:
promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug (Freq. 2)
- plug the hole
- stop up the leak
• Syn:
stop up, secure
• Hypernyms:
close, fill up
• Hyponyms:
stopper, stopple, tampon, chink, cork, cork up
• Entailment:
insert, infix, enter, introduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. persist in working hard (Freq. 1)
- Students must plug away at this problem
• Syn:
plug away
• Hypernyms:
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. deliver a quick blow to
- he punched me in the stomach
• Syn:
punch
• Derivationally related forms:
punch (for: punch), puncher (for: punch)
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam and Sue plug the movie
4. make a plug for;
praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
• Derivationally related forms:
plugger
• Hypernyms:
advertise, advertize, promote, push
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Sam and Sue plug the movie
5. insert a plug into
- plug the wall
• Hypernyms:
insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. insert as a plug
- She plugged a cork in the wine bottle
• Hypernyms:
insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
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