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plug

noun

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Sense 1 noun

blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

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Sense 2 verb

fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

plug the hole

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Sense 3 noun

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

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Sense 4 verb

persist in working hard

Students must plug away at this problem

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Sense 5 noun

blatant or sensational promotion

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Sense 6 verb

deliver a quick blow to

he punched me in the stomach

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Sense 7 noun

electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

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Sense 8 verb

make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

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Sense 9 noun

an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

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Sense 10 verb

insert a plug into

plug the wall

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Sense 11 noun

an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

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Sense 12 verb

insert as a plug

She plugged a cork in the wine bottle

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Sense 13 noun

an old or over-worked horse

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite stopper
1 derivation Related & opposite plug
1 derivation Related & opposite block
1 hypernym Types & categories blockage
1 hyponym Types & categories bung
1 hyponym Types & categories bottle cork
1 hyponym Types & categories drainplug
1 hyponym Types & categories earplug
1 hyponym Types & categories fipple
1 hyponym Types & categories tampion
1 hyponym Types & categories tampon
1 hyponym Types & categories spigot
2 derivation Related & opposite plug
2 entails Related & opposite insert
2 hypernym Types & categories fill up
2 hyponym Types & categories stopper
2 hyponym Types & categories tampon
2 hyponym Types & categories chink
2 hyponym Types & categories cork
3 derivation Related & opposite chew
3 derivation Related & opposite chaw
3 derivation Related & opposite wad
3 hypernym Types & categories bite
4 hypernym Types & categories persevere
5 derivation Related & opposite ballyhoo
5 derivation Related & opposite plug
5 hypernym Types & categories promotion
6 derivation Related & opposite punch
6 derivation Related & opposite puncher
6 hypernym Types & categories hit
7 part holonym Parts & wholes ignition system
7 hypernym Types & categories electrical device
8 derivation Related & opposite ballyhoo
8 derivation Related & opposite promoter
8 hypernym Types & categories advertize
9 hypernym Types & categories electrical device
9 hyponym Types & categories telephone plug
10 verb group Related & opposite plug
10 hypernym Types & categories put in
11 hypernym Types & categories hydrant
12 verb group Related & opposite plug
12 hypernym Types & categories put in
13 derivation Related & opposite wear upon
13 derivation Related & opposite fatigue
13 hypernym Types & categories horse