plug-Plug: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is Plug?

  • An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper.

    Een voorwerp, zoals een kurk of een lap stof, gebruikt om een gat goed te vullen; een stopper.

  • A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage.

    Een dichte massa materiaal die een doorgang belemmert.

  • A usually cylindrical or conic piece cut from something larger, often as a sample.

    Een meestal cilindrisch of kegelvormig stuk gesneden uit iets groters, vaak als monster.

  • Electricity A fitting, commonly with two metal prongs for insertion in a fixed socket, used to connect an appliance to a power supply.

    Elektriciteit Een fitting, meestal met twee metalen pinnen om in een vast stopcontact te steken, die wordt gebruikt om een apparaat op een stroomvoorziening aan te sluiten.

  • Electricity A spark plug.

    Elektriciteit Een bougie.

  • A hydrant.

    Een brandkraan.

  • A flat cake of pressed or twisted tobacco.

    Een platte cake van geperste of gedraaide tabak.

  • A piece of chewing tobacco.
  • Geology A mass of igneous rock filling the vent of a volcano.
  • Informal A favorable public mention of a commercial product, business, or performance, especially when broadcast.
  • Slang Something inferior, useless, or defective, especially an old, worn-out horse.
  • Slang A gunshot or bullet: a plug in the back.
  • A lure to which hooks are attached, used especially in angling.
  • To fill (a hole) tightly with or as if with a plug; stop up.
  • To insert (something) as a plug: plugged a cork in the bottle.
  • Slang To hit with a bullet; shoot.
  • Slang To hit with the fist; punch.
  • Informal To publicize (a product, for example) favorably, as by mentioning on a broadcast: authors who plug their latest books on TV talk shows.
  • To become stopped up or obstructed: a gutter that plugged up with leaves.
  • Informal To work doggedly and persistently: "You may plug along fifty years before you get anywhere” ( Saul Bellow).
  • plug in To connect (an appliance) to an electrical outlet.
  • plug in To function by being connected to an electrical outlet: a power drill that plugs in.
  • plug into To connect or be connected to in the manner of an electrical appliance: The local system is plugged into the national telephone network. This computer plugs into a data bank.
  • plug into Slang To cause to be closely attuned or responsive to: connoisseurs who are plugged into the current art scene.

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