PLUGS
/plʌɡz/
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
P(3) L(1) U(1) G(2) S(1)
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Definition
/plʌɡz/
noun
- A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.“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.“Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.”
- A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.“He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.”
- A high, tapering silk hat.
- A worthless horse.“That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!”
verb
- To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.“He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.”
- To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.“The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.”
- To persist or continue with something.“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.“I'd love to plug him.”
Source: Wiktionary
