plug
noun
[ plʌɡ ]
• a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.
• "somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow"
• a device for making an electrical connection between an appliance and the mains, consisting of an insulated casing with metal pins that fit into holes in a socket.
• "the cable is fitted with a two-pin plug"
• a piece of publicity promoting a product, event, or establishment.
• "he threw in a plug, boasting that the restaurant offered many entrées for under £5"
Similar:
piece of publicity,
favourable mention,
advertisement,
promotion,
recommendation,
mention,
good word,
commercial,
hype,
push,
puff,
ad,
boost,
ballyhoo,
advert,
• a piece of tobacco cut from a larger cake for chewing.
• "they sold chewing tobacco in bars and plugs"
• a lure with one or more hooks attached.
• short for fireplug.
• a tired or old horse.
plug
verb
• block or fill in (a hole or cavity).
• "trucks arrived loaded with gravel to plug the hole and clear the road"
Similar:
stop (up),
seal (up/off),
close (up/off),
cork,
stopper,
bung,
block (up/off),
dam (up),
fill (up),
pack,
stuff,
stopple,
• mention (a product, event, or establishment) publicly in order to promote it.
• "during the show he plugged his new record"
Similar:
publicize,
promote,
give publicity to,
advertise,
mention,
give a mention to,
write up,
build up,
beat/bang the drum for,
commend,
draw attention to,
hype,
hype up,
push,
puff,
boost,
• shoot or hit (someone or something).
• "he got plugged in the head while he was taking a nap"
Similar:
shoot,
hit,
shoot down,
gun down,
pick off,
blast,
pump full of lead,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German plugge, of unknown ultimate origin.
