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plugs
noun(plug)
an old or over-worked horse
Synonyms: hack, jade, nag,
plugs
noun(plug)
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Synonyms: stopper, stopple,
plugs
noun(plug)
blatant or sensational promotion
Synonyms: ballyhoo, hoopla, hype,
plugs
noun(plug)
an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
Synonyms: fire hydrant, fireplug,
plugs
verb(plug)
deliver a quick blow to
Synonyms: punch,
plugs
noun(plug)
an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
Synonyms: male plug,
plugs
verb(plug)
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
Synonyms: secure, stop up,
Examples:
Plug the hole.
plugs
noun(plug)
electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
Synonyms: spark plug, sparking plug,
plugs
noun(plug)
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
Synonyms: chaw, chew, cud, quid, wad,
plugs
verb(plug)
persist in working hard
Synonyms: plug away,
Examples:
Students must plug away at this problem.
plugs
verb(plug)
insert a plug into
Examples:
Plug the wall.
plugs
verb(plug)
insert as a plug
Examples:
She plugged a cork in the wine bottle.
plugs
verb(plug)
make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
plugs
verb(plug)
replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
Examples:
Plug a nickle.

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