plug
noun
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Senses
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
Types & categories
- bite hypernym
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Sense 4 verb
persist in working hard
Students must plug away at this problem
Types & categories
- persevere hypernym
Sense 5 noun
blatant or sensational promotion
Types & categories
- promotion hypernym
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Sense 6 verb
deliver a quick blow to
he punched me in the stomach
Types & categories
- hit hypernym
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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
Types & categories
- electrical device hypernym
Parts & wholes
- ignition system part holonym
Sense 8 verb
make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
Types & categories
- advertize hypernym
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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
Types & categories
- electrical device hypernym
- telephone plug hyponym
Sense 10 verb
insert a plug into
plug the wall
Types & categories
- put in hypernym
Related & opposite
- plug verb group
Sense 11 noun
an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
Types & categories
- hydrant hypernym
Sense 12 verb
insert as a plug
She plugged a cork in the wine bottle
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- put in hypernym
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- plug verb group
Sense 13 noun
an old or over-worked horse
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- horse hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |