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    plug
    /plʌɡ/

    noun

    • 1. a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up: "somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow" Similar stopperbungcorkseal
    • 2. a device for making an electrical connection between an appliance and the mains, consisting of an insulated casing with metal pins that fit into holes in a socket: "the cable is fitted with a two-pin plug"

    verb

    • 1. block or fill in (a hole or cavity): "trucks arrived loaded with gravel to plug the hole and clear the road" Similar stop (up)seal (up/off)close (up/off)cork
    • 2. mention (a product, event, or establishment) publicly in order to promote it: informal "during the show he plugged his new record" Similar publicizepromotegive publicity toadvertise

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