plug : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: plug	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for plug
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plug n blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly Synonym(s): plug, stopper, stopple a wad of something chewable as tobacco Synonym(s): chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad blatant or sensational promotion Synonym(s): ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark Synonym(s): spark plug, sparking plug, plug an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection Synonym(s): plug, male plug an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire Synonym(s): fireplug, fire hydrant, plug an old or over-worked horse Synonym(s): hack, jade, nag, plug v fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" Synonym(s): plug, stop up, secure persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" Synonym(s): plug, plug away deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach" Synonym(s): punch, plug make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote insert a plug into; "plug the wall" insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plug \Plug\, n. {Breech plug} (Gun.), in breech-loading guns, the metal plug or cylinder which closes the aperture in the breech, through which the gun is loaded. Plug board \Plug board\ (Elec.) A switchboard in which connections are made by means of plugs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plug \Plug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plugging}.] To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plug \Plug\, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl[94]k, plug, Sw. plugg; cf. W. ploc.] 1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple. 2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.] 3. A high, tapering silk hat. [Slang, U.S.] 4. A worthless horse. [Slang, U.S.] 5. (Building) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails. {Fire plug}, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached. [U. S.] {Hawse plug} (Naut.), a plug to stop a hawse hole. {Plug and feather}. (Stone Working) See {Feather}, n., 7. {Plug centerbit}, a centerbit ending in a small cylinder instead of a point, so as to follow and enlarge a hole previously made, or to form a counterbore around it. {Plug rod} (Steam Eng.), a rod attached to the beam for working the valves, as in the Cornish engine. {Plug valve} (Mech.), a tapering valve, which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet.