blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

[ Syn: stopper , stopple ]

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

[ Syn: chew , chaw , cud , quid , wad ]

blatant or sensational promotion

[ Syn: ballyhoo , hoopla , hype ]

electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

[ Syn: spark plug , sparking plug ]

an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

[ Syn: male plug ]

an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

[ Syn: fireplug , fire hydrant ]

an old or over-worked horse

[ Syn: hack , jade , nag ]

fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; plug the hole; stop up the leak

[ Syn: stop up , secure ]

persist in working hard; Students must plug away at this problem

[ Syn: plug away ]

deliver a quick blow to; he punched me in the stomach

[ Syn: punch ]

make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

insert a plug into; plug the wall'

insert as a plug; She plugged a cork in the wine bottle'