Thesaurus: plug

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1. n. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
2. n. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
3. n. A high, tapering silk hat.
4. n. A worthless horse.
5. n. A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails.
6. v. t. To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
7. n. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
8. n. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
9. n. blatant or sensational promotion
10. n. electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
11. n. an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
12. n. an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire