1. subst. (electricity) a pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket
I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
2. subst. any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole
Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
3. subst. (US) a flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco
He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.
4. subst. (US, slang) a high, tapering silk hat
5. subst. (US, slang) a worthless horse
That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!
6. subst. (construction) a block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails
7. subst. a mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these
During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.
8. subst. (geology) a body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.
Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.
9. subst. (fishing) a type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.
The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.
10. subst. (horticulture) a small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate
11. subst. a short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in the ear
12. subst. (slang) a drug dealer
13. v. to stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole
He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.
14. v. to blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it
The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
15. v. (intransitive, informal) to persist or continue with something
Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.
16. v. to shoot a bullet into something with a gun
17. v. (slang) to have sex with, penetrate sexually
I'd love to plug him.
stopper
stopper
1. subst. Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
2. subst. A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
Put a stopper in the knot.
3. subst. A bung or cork.
We need a stopper or the boat will sink.
4. subst. (slang) Goalkeeper.
He's the number one stopper in the country.
5. subst. (finance, slang) In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher.
6. subst. (rail transport) A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
7. subst. (botany) Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
8. subst. (nautical) A short rope for making something fast.
9. subst. A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
10. v. To close a container by using a stopper.
He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.
The diaphragmatic spasm of his hiccup caused his epiglottis to painfully stopper his windpipe with a loud "hic".
bung
bung
1. subst. 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.
2. subst. A cecum or anus, especially of a slaughter animal.
3. subst. (slang) A bribe.
4. subst. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole.
5. subst. (obsolete, slang) A sharper or pickpocket.
6. v. To plug, as with a bung.
7. v. (Australian) To put or throw somewhere without care; to chuck.
8. v. To batter, bruise; to cause to bulge or swell.
9. v. To pass a bribe.
10. adj. (Australia, NZ, slang) Broken, not in working order.
