- plug
- [[t]plʌ̱g[/t]]
plugs, plugging, plugged1) N-COUNT A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with two or three metal pins which fit into the holes of an electric socket and connects the equipment to the electricity supply.2) N-COUNT A plug is an electric socket. [INFORMAL]3) N-COUNT A plug is a thick, circular piece of rubber or plastic that you use to block the hole in a bath or sink when it is filled with water.
She put the plug in the sink and filled it with cold water.
4) N-COUNT A plug is a small, round piece of wood, plastic, or wax which is used to block holes.A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.
5) VERB If you plug a hole, you block it with something.[V n] Crews are working to plug a major oil leak.
6) VERB If someone plugs a commercial product, especially a book or a film, they praise it in order to encourage people to buy it or see it because they have an interest in it doing well.[V n] We did not want people on the show who are purely interested in plugging a book or film.
Syn:N-COUNTPlug is also a noun.Let's do this show tonight and it'll be a great plug, a great promotion.
7) → See also , spark plug8) PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR on n If someone in a position of power pulls the plug on a project or on someone's activities, they use their power to stop them continuing.The banks have the power to pull the plug on the project.
Phrasal Verbs:- plug in
English dictionary. 2008.
