plug

  • 41plug — pluggable, adj. pluggingly, adv. plugless, adj. pluglike, adj. /plug/, n., v., plugged, plugging. n. 1. a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge. 2. a core or interior segment taken …

    Universalium

  • 42plug — plug1 S3 [plʌg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(electricity)¦ 2¦(bath)¦ 3¦(advertisement)¦ 4¦(in an engine)¦ 5 pull the plug (on something) 6¦(to fill a hole)¦ 7¦(for holding screws)¦ 8¦(a piece of something)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43Plug — A variable that handles financial slack in the financial plan. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. plug plug 1 [plʌg] noun [countable] 1. informal MARKETING an attempt to persuade people to …

    Financial and business terms

  • 44plug — A variable that handles financial slack in the financial plan. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. plug plug 1 [plʌg] noun [countable] 1. informal MARKETING an attempt to persuade peop …

    Financial and business terms

  • 45plug — 1 noun (C) 1 ELECTRICITY a) a thing used for connecting a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity: a two pin plug b) BrE informal a piece of plastic, usually on a wall, where electrical equipment is connected to the main… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46plug */ — I UK [plʌɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms plug : singular plug plural plugs 1) a) an object used for connecting a piece of equipment to an electricity supply. It is fitted to the end of an electrical wire called a flex and you push it into a… …

    English dictionary

  • 47plug — [[t]plʌ̱g[/t]] plugs, plugging, plugged 1) N COUNT A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with two or three metal pins which fit into the holes of an electric socket and connects the equipment to the electricity… …

    English dictionary

  • 48Plug — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Plug (homonymie). Deux modèles de plug Le plug, de l anglais « introduire », « connecter », « boucher » est un ob …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 49plug — I n. electrical fitting 1) to insert, put a plug into a socket 2) a plug fits into a socket device carrying an electric current 3) a spark (AE), sparking (BE) plug word of praise (colloq.) 4) to put in a plug for misc. (colloq.) (esp. AE) 5) to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 50plug — /plʌg / (say plug) noun 1. a piece of rubber or plastic for stopping the flow of water from a basin, bath (def. 3) or sink (def. 30). 2. a piece of wood, cork, plastic, etc., used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, etc. 3. Electricity… …