āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ, āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ
a device consisted of two or three metal pins that can connect a piece of electrical equipment to a power supply when fitted into the holes of an electric outlet
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lamp 's plug was frayed, so they decided to replace it for safety.
āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
an upright hydrant installed to provide water for firefighting purposes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The firefighters connected their hoses to the street plug.
03
āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ, āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ
an item used to seal or close an opening to prevent passage of liquid, gas, or other substances
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sink wo n't hold water unless the plug is in place.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
a worn-out or inferior horse, often used to describe a slow or tired animal
Humorous
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He joked that his racehorse was just a plug in disguise.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻŽāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĨ¤
05
an electrical device inserted into an engine cylinder that ignites fuel by producing a spark
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Every cylinder in the engine requires a functioning plug.
06
an attention-grabbing public mention or advertisement intended to promote something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Social media influencers often receive payment for plugs.
07
a compact piece of chewable tobacco
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He offered me a plug, but I declined.
08
āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻĄāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°
a person who supplies drugs or other illegal goods
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He 's loyal to his plug because they always come through.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§-āĻāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
to plug
01
āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to tightly fill or block a hole with something
Transitive: to plug a hole or gap
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They are currently plugging the cracks in the sidewalk for safety.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĢā§āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĨā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to discharge a firearm or strike with force
Transitive: to plug a target
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The police officer plugged the criminal's tire to immobilize the getaway vehicle.
āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻļ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to address or fix a problem or deficiency by implementing a temporary or makeshift solution
Transitive: to plug a problem or deficiency
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
To mitigate the shortage of staff, the manager plugged the gaps by hiring temporary workers.
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻĢā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to place an object into a space, typically to block or seal it
Transitive: to plug sth into a space
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He plugged his headphones into his ears to listen to music during the commute.
āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšā§āĻĄāĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to publicly praise a new book, motion picture, etc. as a way of promoting it
Transitive: to plug a media product
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the press conference, the director plugged the upcoming film, highlighting its innovative cinematography.
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ¨āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĨ¤
06
āĻŽāĻ˛āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŽāĻ˛āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to administer drugs rectally so they are absorbed through the rectum
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She is plugging to get a stronger high.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
