ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Plug

/plʌɡ/ · noun

Meaning

(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one..

(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.
(US) A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
(US, slang) A high, tapering silk hat.
(US, slang) A worthless horse.
(dated) Any worn-out or useless article.
(dated, slang) A book that fails to sell.
(construction) A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.

I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.

Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.

He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.

That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!

Stack all new and fresh, composed of the fast-selling standard books only — no old plugs or unsalable books whatever.

Many New York booksellers promoted the impression that Quaritch had sent only 'plugs' (i.e. unsaleable books).

During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.

She used her televised tour of the zoo to work in another plug for conservation.

Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.

Plug means (electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one..

Common synonyms include block, peg, pin, plug.

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.

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