Plug
/plʌɡ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:11 pts4 letters
Definition of Plug
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."
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