noun A device with pins that connects an appliance to an electrical socket.
- Please do not touch the plug with wet hands.
- I need a new plug because the old one has a cracked casing.
- The plug wouldn't fit the socket, so we used an adapter.
noun An object used to fill or block a hole.
- She pushed a rubber plug into the bottle to keep the juice fresh.
- The dentist put a small plug in the hole in my tooth.
- He pulled the plug and the sink drained.
verb To connect a device to a power source using its plug.
- He plugged the lamp into the wall and the room lit up.
- Don't plug too many gadgets into one extension lead.
- Plug the charger in before you go to bed.
verb To block or seal a hole or gap.
- Dad plugged the gap under the door with a rolled-up towel.
- Engineers worked all night to plug the crack in the dam.
- They plugged the leak with a rag until the plumber arrived.
verb (informal) To promote or mention something favorably, especially one's own work.
- The actor used every interview to plug his latest film.
- Our local baker keeps plugging her new sourdough on social media.
- The host let the author plug her new book.
verb To keep working steadily at something.
- We plugged away at the report until the whole thing was finished.
- If you keep plugging at your French, you will improve.
- He just kept plugging away at his savings goal.
