plug
pronunciation
How to pronounce plug in British English:
UK [plʌɡ]
How to pronounce plug in American English:
US [plʌɡ]
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- Noun:
- blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
- a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- blatant or sensational promotion
- electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
- an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
- an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
- an old or over-worked horse
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- Verb:
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- persist in working hard
- deliver a quick blow to
- make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
Word Origin
- plug (v.)
- "close tightly (a hole), fill," 1620s, from plug (n.) or from Dutch pluggen. Meaning "work energetically at" is c. 1865. Sense of "popularize by repetition" is from 1906. Slang sense "put a bullet into" is recorded from 1870. Related: Plugged; plugging.
- plug (n.)
- 1620s, originally a seamen's term, probably from Dutch plug, Middle Dutch plugge "bung, stopper," related to Norwegian plugg, Danish pløg, North Frisian plaak, Middle Low German pluck, German Pflock; ultimate origin uncertain. Irish and Gaelic words are from English. Sense of "wad or stick of tobacco" is attested from 1728, based on resemblance. Electrical sense is from 1883, based on being inserted; meaning "sparking device in an internal combustion engine" is from 1886. Meaning "advertisement" first recorded 1902, American English, perhaps from verb sense "work energetically at" (c. 1865).
Example
- 1. Who created rtm can plug into docs as if they owned it .
- 2. I 've also got a clever plug which you can adapt to fit any socket anywhere .
- 3. Questions about when to pull the plug are among the most wrenching any doctor and family member can face .
- 4. After all , who wants to pull the plug on greece if that risks contagion across the euro zone ?
- 5. His current experiment was changing a plug on an ancient bakelite radio his mother had given him to play with .