bung plug

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• plug — [plug] n. [MDu plugge, a bung, plug, block, akin to Ger pflock] 1. an object used to stop up a hole, gap, outlet, etc. 2. a natural concretion or formation that stops up a passage, duct, etc. 3. a small wedge or segment cut from something, as… …   English World dictionary

• bung — [[t]bʌŋ[/t]] n. 1) a stopper for the opening of a cask 2) a bunghole 3) to close with or as if with a bung; plug (often fol. by up) • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME bunge < MD bonge stopper …   From formal English to slang

• plug — [n1] stopper bung, connection, cork, filling, fitting, occlusion, river, spigot, stopple, tampon, wedge; concepts 471,836 Ant. mouth, opening plug [n2] publicity advertisement, blurb*, good word*, hype*, mention, push*, write up; concept 274 plug …   New thesaurus

• plug — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stopper, cork, dowel, plunger, tampon; quid, wad; wadding, padding, stopple, spigot. See closure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An implement to stop an opening] Syn. cork, stopper, stopple, filling, stoppage …   English dictionary for students

• plug — 1. noun 1) she pulled out the plug Syn: stopper, bung, cork, seal, spile 2) a plug of tobacco Syn: wad, quid, twist, chew, cake, stick 3) informal …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bung — 1. noun a) A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc. With the heavy seas trying to broach the boat they baled and eventually found someone had… …   Wiktionary

• bung — bung1 /bung/, n. 1. a stopper for the opening of a cask. 2. a bunghole. v.t. 3. to close with or as if with a bung; cork; plug (often fol. by up). [1400 50; late ME bunge < MD bonge stopper] bung2 /bung/, adj. Australian …   Universalium

• plug — n 1. wedge, peg, pin, spike; stopper, stop, cork, stopple, bung; spill, spile, Dentistry. dowel; pledget, wadding, stuffing, packing, tampon, tampion; tap, spigot, cock, stopcock, petcock, faucet, valve; obstruction, block, occlusion, clog. 2.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• plug — Synonyms and related words: PR, acknowledgment, advert, advertise, advertisement, advocate, appreciation, back, bait, balker, balky horse, ballyhoo, bar, bark, bill, bind, birdlime, block, block up, blockade, blurb, bola, boost, bright light,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• plug — {{11}}plug (n.) 1620s, originally a seamen s term, probably from Du. plug, from M.Du. plugge bung, stopper, related to Norw. plugg, Dan. plèg, M.L.G. pluck, Ger. pflock; ultimate origin uncertain. Sense of wad or stick of tobacco is attested from …   Etymology dictionary

• bung — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch bonne, bonghe Date: 15th century 1. the stopper especially in the bunghole of a cask; also bunghole 2. the cecum or anus especially of a slaughtered animal II. transitive verb Date: 1589 …   New Collegiate Dictionary