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plug

49 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) plug (noun)
  2. 2) plug (verb)
  3. plug and feather (noun)
  4. plug and play (noun)
  5. plug casing (noun)
  6. plug casting (noun)
  7. plug center bit (noun)
  8. plug cock (noun)
  9. plug drill (noun)
  10. plug flow (noun)
  11. plug fuse (noun)
  12. plug gage (noun)
  13. plug hat (noun)
  14. plug in (verb)
  15. plug-in (adjective)
  16. plug-in (noun)
  17. plug key (noun)
  18. plug switch (noun)
  19. plug tobacco (noun)
  20. plug-ugly (noun)
  21. plug valve (noun)
  22. plug weld (noun)
  23. plutonic plug (noun)
  24. air plug (noun)
  25. attachment plug (noun)
  26. banana plug (noun)
  27. boat plug (noun)
  28. breech plug (noun)
  29. cut plug (noun)
  30. drift plug (noun)

1plug

noun \ˈpləg\

Definition of PLUG

1
a : a piece used to fill a hole : stopper b : an obtruding or obstructing mass of material resembling a stopper
2
: a flat compressed cake of tobacco
3
: a small core or segment removed from a larger object
4
: something inferior; especially : an inferior often aged or unsound horse
5
a : hydrant, fireplug b : spark plug
6
: an artificial fishing lure used primarily for casting and made with one or more sets of gang hooks
7
: any of various devices resembling or functioning like a plug: as a : a male fitting for making an electrical connection to a live circuit by insertion in a receptacle (as an outlet) b : a device for connecting electric wires to a jack
8
: a piece of favorable publicity or a favorable mention usually incorporated in general matter
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Origin of PLUG

Dutch, from Middle Dutch plugge; akin to Middle High German pfloc plug
First Known Use: 1606

Rhymes with PLUG

bug, chug, drug, dug, fug, hug, jug, lug, mug, pug, rug, shrug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug, tug, vug

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