"plugs" in the noun sense

1. plug, stopper, stopple

blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

2. chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

3. ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug

blatant or sensational promotion

4. spark plug, sparking plug, plug

electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

5. plug, male plug

an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

6. fireplug, fire hydrant, plug

an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

7. hack, jade, nag, plug

an old or over-worked horse

"plugs" in the verb sense

1. plug, stop up, secure

fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

"plug the hole"

"stop up the leak"

2. plug, plug away

persist in working hard

"Students must plug away at this problem"

3. punch, plug

deliver a quick blow to

"he punched me in the stomach"

4. plug

make a plug for praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

5. plug

replace the center of a coin with a baser metal

"plug a nickle"

6. plug

insert a plug into

"plug the wall"

7. plug

insert as a plug

"She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"

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