plug

nounverbB1 · Intermediate

Thing that goes in a hole to stop or connect.

Meanings of «plug»

1 · noun

a device with pins that connects to an electrical socket

I put the plug into the wall socket.

2 · noun

something used to block a hole, such as a bath drain

She pulled the plug to let the water drain.

Similar: stopperbung

3 · verb

to talk about something publicly to promote it

The singer will plug her new album on the show.

Similar: promote advertise publicize

Translation

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«plug» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

something that closes an opening

stopperany piece that closes the top of a bottlePut the stopper back in the bottle.

corka stopper made of light bark, for wine bottlesHe pulled the cork out of the wine bottle.

plugsomething that fills a hole to stop water or airPut the plug in the sink before you fill it.

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