pluges: meaning and definitions

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

A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage.

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

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

A hydrant.

A flat cake of pressed or twisted tobacco. 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 fishing lure having a hook or hooks.

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.

To insert in an appropriate place or position: plug a quarter into the parking meter; plugged the variables into the equation.

Slang To hit with a bullet; shoot. 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 move or work doggedly and persistently:"You may plug along fifty years before you get anywhere"(Saul Bellow ).

To connect (an appliance) to an electrical outlet.

To function by being connected to an electrical outlet: a power drill that plugs in.

Slang To cause (someone) to use a computer network, the internet, or an electronic device.

Slang To become informed about or involved with: was eager to plug in to the campus social scene.

To connect or be connected in the manner of an electrical appliance: The local system is plugged into the national telephone network. This computer plugs into a data bank.

Slang To cause (someone) to use a computer network, the internet, or an electronic device.

Slang To cause to be informed about or involved with: connoisseurs who are plugged into the current art scene.