PLUG | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of plug in English plugnoun [ C ] uk /plʌɡ/ us /plʌɡ/

plug noun [C] (ELECTRICAL)

Add to word list Add to word list B1 a small plastic or rubber object with two or three metal pins, attached to the end of a wire on a piece of electrical equipment and pushed into a special opening in a wall to connect the equipment to a supply of electricity: a three-pin/two-pin plug to fit/change a plug If a plug is wired incorrectly, it can be dangerous.   Fotonen/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages mainly UK informal an electric socket: Is there a plug in the bedroom that I can use for my hairdryer?   4FR/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages US (UK jack plug) a metal pin at the end of a long wire joined to a piece of electrical equipment and used to connect it to another piece of electrical equipment   Tevarak/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages informal for spark plug

• It's no wonder your shaver isn't working. There's a loose connection in the plug.
• This cable should have a plug at one end and a socket at the other.

Electrical switches & connections

• adapter
• clicker
• coaxial
• corded
• cordless
• dimmer
• dimmer switch
• junction box
• on-off
• outlet
• patch
• patch into something phrasal verb
• patch someone through phrasal verb
• pause
• plug-in
• shaver point
• switchboard
• terminal
• trip switch
• wire

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plug noun [C] (FOR HOLE)

B1 a small piece of rubber, plastic, wood, etc. that fits into a hole in order to close it See also earplug B1 a round piece of rubber or plastic that fits into the hole in a sink or a bath: a bath plug Put the plug in the sink and run some water.   msg-s/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages a small piece of plastic or wood that you put into a hole in a wall before putting a screw into it a small piece of material such as cotton wool, twisted or pressed tightly so it is firm Lids, covers and stoppers

• bezel
• bottle cap
• bottle top
• coozy
• cork
• corked
• crystal
• hood
• jacket
• Koozie
• lid
• liner
• nozzle
• pen lid
• screw top
• sleeve
• stopper
• stubby holder
• tea cosy
• tight-fitting

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plug noun [C] (PLANT)

(UK also plug plant); (US also starter plug) a very small, young plant in a small amount of soil, often sold in a container with sections that each contain a plant: You can raise seed as plugs this summer and introduce the plants into the garden in the autumn. Look out for plug plants in garden centres. Types of plant

• acanthus
• air plant
• amaranth
• Andromeda
• angiosperm
• dicotyledon
• dicotyledonous
• early
• emergent
• evergreen
• monocotyledon
• monocotyledonous
• moss
• mossy
• mugwort
• soapwort
• spermatophyte
• spiderwort
• spleenwort
• starter plug

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plug noun [C] (ADVERTISEMENT)

the act of telling people publicly about a product, event, etc.: She never misses an opportunity to get in a plug for her new film. Advertising and marketing

• ad
• ad agency
• adman
• adverse publicity
• advert
• customer relationship management
• demographics
• detoxify
• differentiator
• dogfooding
• o.n.o.
• obo
• off-brand
• on-brand
• opinion mining
• stunt
• superhype
• target population
• teaser
• telemarketing

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plug verb [T] (ADVERTISE)

to advertise something by talking about it a lot or praising it, especially on the radio or television: That interview was just a way for him to plug his new book. They're plugging this new chocolate bar everywhere at the moment. Advertising and marketing

• ad
• ad agency
• adman
• adverse publicity
• advert
• customer relationship management
• demographics
• detoxify
• differentiator
• dogfooding
• o.n.o.
• obo
• off-brand
• on-brand
• opinion mining
• stunt
• superhype
• target population
• teaser
• telemarketing

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plug verb [T] (SHOOT)

US slang to shoot someone with a gun: Sure, boss, we plugged the guy (full of lead). Guns

• artillery
• blaster
• blaze
• cannon
• cannonade
• cannonball
• carry a gun
• discharge
• gun crime
• gunfire
• gunnery
• gunpoint
• gunshot
• gunsmith
• reload
• rifle range
• salvo
• semi-automatically
• semiautomatic
• shoot someone down phrasal verb

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plug verb [T] (FILL HOLE)

to fill a hole with a piece of suitable material: Have you plugged that leak (= stopped it by filling the hole) in the pipe? My nose was bleeding and I plugged it with cotton wool. Filling and completing

• backfill
• bow
• box ticking
• brick
• brick something up phrasal verb
• brim
• fill
• infuse something with something
• jam
• load something up
• occupancy
• occupy
• overcrowd
• run through something phrasal verb
• saturable
• squeeze (someone/something) in/squeeze (someone/something) into something phrasal verb
• stuffing
• suffuse
• tank
• tie

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Phrasal verbs

plug away plug (something) in/plug (something) into something plug (something/someone) into something plug into something (Definition of plug from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

plug | American Dictionary

plugnoun [ C ] us /plʌɡ/

plug noun [C] (ELECTRICAL DEVICE)

Add to word list Add to word list a small plastic or rubber device with metal pins that connects the end of a wire on a piece of electrical equipment to a supply of electricity A plug is also a spark plug

plug noun [C] (HOLE BLOCK)

a small piece of esp. rubber or plastic that fits into a hole in order to block it: I was trying to fill the bathtub, but Matthew kept pulling out the plug.

plug noun [C] (ADVERTISE)

an advertisement for something by someone talking about it or praising it, esp. on television or radio: He took the opportunity to put in a plug for his new book. plugverb us /plʌɡ/ -gg-

plug verb (ADVERTISE)

[ T ] to advertise something by talking about it or praising it, esp. on television or radio

plug verb (USE ELECTRICAL DEVICE)

[ I/T ] to attach electrical equipment to a supply of electricity with a plug : [ M ] All you have to do is plug in the computer. [ T ] I’d like to plug the stereo into that outlet. [ I ] These systems plug into TV sets and run games.

plug verb (HOLE BLOCK)

[ T ] to prevent water or other liquid from coming through a hole by covering the hole: Workers finished plugging the hole in the dam.

Phrasal verb

plug away (Definition of plug from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

plug | Business English

plugnoun [ C ] uk /plʌɡ/ us Add to word list Add to word list MARKETING   informal a way of advertising a product, event, etc. by talking about it or praising it, especially on radio or television: put in a plug for sth He put in a plug for the company's Casino Night fundraiser.give a plug to sth I'd like to give a little plug to a movie that we have that's coming out pretty soon.  pull the plug (on sth) to bring a business project, plan, etc. to an end, especially by taking away financial support: We lost all the shares when the company's bankers pulled the plug in February 2011. Plans to sell its property division collapsed yesterday after the private equity group pulled the plug on a $50m management buyout. plugverb [ T ] uk /plʌɡ/ us -gg- MARKETING   informal to advertise a product, event, etc. by talking about it or praising it, especially on radio or television: During the interview she took the opportunity to plug her new book. to provide something that is needed, because there is not enough: plug a deficit/gap/hole None of these measures are going to plug the gap caused by falling sales and dismal global markets.

Phrasal verbs

plug in plug sth in plug into sth plug sth into sth (Definition of plug from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of plug?

Translations of plug

in Chinese (Traditional) 電的物品, 插頭, 插座… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 电的物件, 插头, 插座… See more in Spanish enchufe, toma de corriente, tapón… See more in Portuguese tomada, plugue, conector elétrico… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian प्लग, वीज उपकरणाला जोडलेल्या तारेच्या एका टोकाला असलेली प्लॅस्टिक अथवा रबराची वस्तू. याला दोन किंवा तीन धातूंची नळकाडी जोडलेली असतात. भिंतीतल्या वीजेच्या कळफलकात ही नळकांडी खुपसून उपकरणाला वीजेचा पुरवठा करणे हे याचे काम असते., बूच… See more （電気製品の）プラグ, 差し込み, （穴をふさぐ）栓… See more fiş, elektrik fişi, tapa… See more prise [feminine] de courant, promotion [feminine], bonde [feminine]… See more endoll, tap, tapar… See more stekker, plug, dichtstoppen… See more இரண்டு அல்லது மூன்று உலோக ஊசிகளைக் கொண்ட ஒரு சிறிய பிளாஸ்டிக் அல்லது ரப்பர் பொருள், மின் சாதனங்களின் ஒரு துண்டு மீது ஒரு கம்பியின் முடிவில் இணைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும், உபகரணங்களை மின்சார விநியோகத்துடன் இணைக்க ஒரு சுவரில் ஒரு சிறப்பு திறப்புக்குள் தள்ளப்படுகிறது… See more (दो या तीन पिन वाला प्लास्टिक या रबर से बना बिजली का) प्लग, प्लग, सिंक या बाथ टब के छेद को बंद करने वाला रबर या प्लास्टिक का एक गोल टुकड़ा… See more પ્લગ, દાટો… See more stik, prop, stoppe… See more stickpropp, propp, tapp… See more palam, penyumbat, menyumbat… See more der Stecker, der Stöpsel, verstopfen… See more støpsel [neuter], reklame [masculine], propp [masculine]… See more پلگ, ڈاٹ, گٹا… See more штепсель, затичка, корок… See more ప్లగ్ / రెండు లేదా మూడు మెటల్ పిన్‌లతో కూడిన చిన్న ప్లాస్టిక్ లేదా రబ్బరు వస్తువు, విద్యుత్ పరికరం పైన ఉన్న వైర్ చివర జతచేయబడి, పరికరాలను విద్యుత్తు సరఫరాకు అనుసంధానించడానికి గోడలో ప్రత్యేక రంధ్రంలోకి నెట్టబడుతుంది… See more প্লাগ, রাবার বা প্লাস্টিকের একটি বৃত্তাকার টুকরো যা একটি সিঙ্ক বা বাথটবে ফিট করে… See more zástrčka, zátka, ucpat… See more colokan, sumbat, menyumbat… See more ปลั๊กไฟ, ที่อุดกันน้ำไหล, อุดรู… See more phích cắm, cái nút, nút lại… See more wtyczka, korek, zatyczka… See more 플러그, 마개, (구멍을 마개로) 틀어 막다… See more spina elettrica, tappo, tappare… See more Need a translator?

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• English   
  • Noun 
    • plug (ELECTRICAL)
    • plug (FOR HOLE)
    • plug (PLANT)
    • plug (ADVERTISEMENT)
  • Verb 
    • plug (ADVERTISE)
    • plug (SHOOT)
    • plug (FILL HOLE)
• American   
  • Noun 
    • plug (ELECTRICAL DEVICE)
    • plug (HOLE BLOCK)
    • plug (ADVERTISE)
  • Verb 
    • plug (ADVERTISE)
    • plug (USE ELECTRICAL DEVICE)
    • plug (HOLE BLOCK)
• Business   
  • Noun 
    • plug
    • pull the plug (on sth)
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