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plug
an old or over-worked horse
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noun
an old or over-worked horse
noun
an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
noun
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
noun
an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
noun
electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
noun
blatant or sensational promotion
noun
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
verb
insert as a plug
“She plugged a cork in the wine bottle”
verb
insert a plug into
“plug the wall”
verb
replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
“plug a nickle”
verb
persist in working hard
“Students must plug away at this problem”
verb
make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
verb
deliver a quick blow to
“he punched me in the stomach”
verb
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
“plug the hole”
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She plugged a cork in the wine bottle
plug the wall
plug a nickle
Students must plug away at this problem
he punched me in the stomach
plug the hole
stop up the leak
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