"plug" meaning in English

See plug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /plʌɡ/ Audio: en-us-plug.ogg [US] Forms: plug [singular], plugs [plural]
enPR: plŭg Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A plug is an object that fills a gap. Examples of a plug are, an electrical plug which plugs into the wall or electrical socket, a sink plug (or stopper) which stops the water from draining out of the sink or bath.
    Sense id: simple-plug-en-noun-lpH~Gemq

Verb

IPA: /plʌɡ/ Audio: en-us-plug.ogg [US] Forms: plug [canonical], plugs [third-person, singular], plugged [past], plugged [past, participle], plugging [present, participle]
enPR: plŭg Head templates: {{verb|plug|g}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you plug something you close by putting something into it.
    Sense id: simple-plug-en-verb-c68H-94J
  2. If you plug something in (or into) you put into a socket.
    Sense id: simple-plug-en-verb-85sh7XQB
  3. If you plug something in you connect it to electricity.
    Sense id: simple-plug-en-verb-efJ~EziZ
  4. If you plug in an idea or way of doing something, you use it as a whole (without changing it).
    Sense id: simple-plug-en-verb-LEpT9Nz-
  5. If something plugs something else closes it tightly.
    Sense id: simple-plug-en-verb-uJFk2yWE
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