plug

1. 1.

   blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

   Synonymsstopperstopple

   Broaderblockage

   Narrowerbungcorkdrainplugearplugfippletampiontampontap
2. 2.

   a wad of something chewable as tobacco

   Synonymschewchawcudquidwad

   Broadermorsel
3. 3.

   blatant or sensational promotion

   Synonymsballyhoohooplahype

   Broaderpromotion
4. 4.

   electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

   Synonymsspark plugsparking plug

   Broaderelectrical device

   Part ofignition
5. 5.

   an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

   Synonymsmale plug

   Broaderelectrical device

   Narrowertelephone plug
6. 6.

   an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

   Synonymsfireplugfire hydrant

   Broaderhydrant
7. 7.

   an old or over-worked horse

   Synonymshackjadenag

   Broaderhorse

1. 1.

   fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

   “plug the hole”

   “stop up the leak”

   Synonymsstop upsecure

   Broaderclose

   Narrowerstoppertamponchinkcork
2. 2.

   persist in working hard

   “Students must plug away at this problem”

   Synonymsplug away

   Broaderpersevere
3. 3.

   deliver a quick blow to

   “he punched me in the stomach”

   Synonymspunch

   Broaderhit
4. 4.

   make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

   Broaderadvertise
5. 5.

   replace the center of a coin with a baser metal

   “plug a nickle”

   Broaderinsert
6. 6.

   insert a plug into

   “plug the wall”

   Broaderinsert
7. 7.

   insert as a plug

   “She plugged a cork in the wine bottle”

   Broaderinsert

Other forms of plug

plural

plugs·

past tense or participle

plugged

present participle

plugging

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about plug

What does plug mean?

plug means "blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly". That is the primary sense; the word has 14 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in plug?

plug has 1 syllable: plug. In IPA it is /ˈplʌɡ/.

What is another word for plug?

Close synonyms include stopper, stopple, chew, chaw, cud. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plug a common word?

plug is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with plug?

2 words rhyme with plug. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.