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Meaning of plugs
noun
- A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one. Example: I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
- Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole. Example: Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
- A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. Example: He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.
- A high, tapering silk hat.
- A worthless horse. Example: That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!
verb
- To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole. Example: He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.
- To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it. Example: The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
- To persist or continue with something. Example: Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.
- To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.
- To have sex with, penetrate sexually. Example: I'd love to plug him.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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