Plug ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Plug ( noun )

1. A piece of solid material, typically cylindrical in shape, that is used to fill a hole.
2. An electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection.
3. A promotional advertisement, typically on radio or television, for a product or service.
4. A person or thing that obstructs progress or success.
5. A measure of tobacco for smoking.

Origin:

From middle english plugge, plogge, from old english plugg, *plug (“bung, stopper, peg”), from proto-germanic *plugô, *plugjô (“plug, bung”), from proto-indo-european *pleu- (“to flow”).

Examples:

1. He put a plug in the leak to stop the water from coming out.
2. He plugged his phone charger into the electrical socket.
3. The company paid for a plug on the radio station to promote their new product.
4. Her lack of experience was a plug for her advancement at work.
5. He smoked a plug of tobacco in his pipe.

(As a verb)

Plug ( verb )

1. A piece of solid material, typically cylindrical in shape, that is used to fill a hole.
2. An electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection.
3. A promotional advertisement, typically on radio or television, for a product or service.
4. A person or thing that obstructs progress or success.
5. A measure of tobacco for smoking.

Origin:

From middle english plugge, plogge, from old english plugg, *plug (“bung, stopper, peg”), from proto-germanic *plugô, *plugjô (“plug, bung”), from proto-indo-european *pleu- (“to flow”).

Examples:

1. He put a plug in the leak to stop the water from coming out.
2. He plugged his phone charger into the electrical socket.
3. The company paid for a plug on the radio station to promote their new product.
4. Her lack of experience was a plug for her advancement at work.
5. He smoked a plug of tobacco in his pipe.