plug

plug [plug]

n.

[MDu plugge, a bung, plug, block, akin to Ger pflock]

1. an object used to stop up a hole, gap, outlet, etc.

2. a natural concretion or formation that stops up a passage, duct, etc.

3. a small wedge or segment cut from something, as from a melon to test its ripeness

4.

a) a cake of pressed tobacco

b) a piece of chewing tobacco

5. an electrical connector, as with projecting prongs, designed to be fitted into an outlet, etc., thus making contact or closing a circuit

6. a kind of fishing lure

7.

a) SPARK PLUG

b) FIREPLUG

☆ c) PLUG HAT

8. Informal a defective or shopworn article

☆ 9. Slang an old, worn-out horse

☆ 10. Informal a boost, advertisement, etc., esp. one inserted gratuitously in the noncommercial parts of a radio or TV program, magazine article, etc. for someone or something

11. Geol. igneous rock which has filled in the vent of a dead volcano and hardened: it is often exposed by erosion

vt.

plugged, plugging

1. to stop up or fill (a hole, gap, etc.) by inserting a plug: often with up

2. to insert a plug of (something) in a hole or gap

☆ 3. to cut a plug from (a melon) to test its ripeness

4. Informal

a) to publicize or boost (a song) by frequent performance

☆ b) to advertise or publicize, esp. gratuitously in the noncommercial parts of a radio or TV program

5. Slang to shoot a bullet into

6. Slang to hit with the fist

vi.

1. Informal to work or study hard and steadily; plod

2. to connect with something so as to become attached, to close an electric circuit, etc.: with into

——————

plug in

1. to connect (an electrical device) with an outlet, etc. by inserting a plug in a socket, jack, etc.

2. to be or become connected in this way

——————

pull the plug Informal

☆ 1. to disconnect a device being used to maintain a terminal patient's life

☆ 2. to put an end to something: often with on

plugger

n.