plug a hole

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• plug a hole — fill up a hole …   English contemporary dictionary

• plug — plug1 [ plʌg ] verb * 1. ) plug or plug up transitive to fill a hole so that nothing can get through it: plug something with something: Plug the hole with newspaper before applying the cement. 2. ) intransitive or transitive usually passive… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• plug */ — I UK [plʌɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms plug : singular plug plural plugs 1) a) an object used for connecting a piece of equipment to an electricity supply. It is fitted to the end of an electrical wire called a flex and you push it into a… …   English dictionary

• plug — [[t]plʌ̱g[/t]] plugs, plugging, plugged 1) N COUNT A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with two or three metal pins which fit into the holes of an electric socket and connects the equipment to the electricity… …   English dictionary

• plug — A removable cork or stopper which fills a hole. See blanking plug coil glow plug cold plug core hole plug core plugs drain plug drain plug key drain plug spanner drain plug wrench …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• plug — [plʌg] noun [C] I 1) an object that is used for connecting a piece of equipment to an electricity supply 2) an attempt to make people interested in a book, film etc by talking about it in an enthusiastic way on a radio or television programme 3)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• plug — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 electric ADJECTIVE ▪ electric, power (AmE) ▪ mains (BrE) ▪ three pin, two pin ▪ The iron is fitted with a three pin pl …   Collocations dictionary

• Plug — Plug, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl[ o]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. [1913 Webster] 2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Plug and feather — Plug Plug, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl[ o]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. [1913 Webster] 2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.] [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Plug centerbit — Plug Plug, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl[ o]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. [1913 Webster] 2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.] [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Plug rod — Plug Plug, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl[ o]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. [1913 Webster] 2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.] [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English