plug synonyms

plug

n.

  1. An implement to stop an opening

    cork, stopper, stopple, filling, stoppage, bung, spigot, river, wedge.

  2. An electrical fitting

    attachment plug, fitting, connection, wall plug, floor plug, plug fuse.

  3. A large pipe with a discharge valve

    water plug, fire hydrant, fire plug; see hydrant.

  4. Tobacco prepared for chewing

    cake of tobacco, chewing tobacco, twist, cut, baccy*, chew*, chaw*, chawin'*, chewin'*, pack of scrap*; see also tobacco.

  5. *An inferior horse

    hack, nag, plowhorse, scrub; see horse 1.

plug

v.

stop, fill, obstruct, secure, ram, make tight, drive in; see also close 2.

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