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From Middle Low German and Middle Dutch plugge (Dutch plug), of unknown ultimate origin. Cognate with German Pflock.
Pronunciation
Noun
An electrical plug Some fishing plugsplug (plural plugs)
- (electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket.
- I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
- Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
- Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
- (US) A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
- He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.
- (US, slang) A high, tapering silk hat.
- (US, slang) A worthless horse.
- That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!
- (construction) A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.
- A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these.
- During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.
- (geology) A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.
- Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.
- (fishing) A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.
- The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.
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Verb
to plug (third-person singular simple present plugs, present participle plugging, simple past and past participle plugged)
- (transitive) To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
- He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.
- (transitive) To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.
- The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
- (intransitive) (informal) To persist or continue with something.
- Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.
- (transitive) To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.
- 1884, H. Rider Haggard, The Witch's Head
- I am awfully glad that you kept your nerve and plugged him; it would have been better if you could have nailed him through the right shoulder, which would not have killed him...
- 1884, H. Rider Haggard, The Witch's Head
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Albanian
Etymology
From a Slavonic language, compare Common Slavic *plugъ.
Noun
plug
French
Etymology
From English plug.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /pluɡ/
Noun
plug m. (plural plugs)
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Istro-Romanian
Etymology
From a Slavonic language, compare Common Slavic *plugъ.
Noun
plug n. (plural plugur, definite singular plugu, definite plural plugurle)
Romanian
Etymology
From a Slavonic language, compare Common Slavic *plugъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA: [pluɡ]
Noun
plug n. (plural pluguri)
Declension
declension of plug| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender n. | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| Nominative/Accusative | un plug | plugul | nişte pluguri | plugurile |
| Genitive/Dative | unui plug | plugului | unor pluguri | plugurilor |
| Vocative | — | — | — | — |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Common Slavic *plugъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /plûɡ/
Noun
plȕg m. (Cyrillic spelling плу̏г)
Declension
declension of plug| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | plȕg | plùgovi |
| genitive | pluga | plugova |
| dative | plugu | plugovima |
| accusative | plug | plugove |
| vocative | plugu / pluže | plugove |
| locative | plugu | plugovima |
| instrumental | plugom | plugovima |
Slovene
Noun
plug m.
- plough (device pulled through the ground in order to break it upon into furrows for planting)
This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at plough. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see plug in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008
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Q. I use power strips all the time at my open mic and plug ACs for all kinds of things into them, along with a couple of amps and other stuff. Sometimes I plug an extension cord into the power strip. The cord has three more outlets at the other end and I use those sometimes too. When does it become dangerous to plug more stuff into one outlet? Will it blow it out? Help!! Please leave a real, sincere answer.
Asked by scarletnation123 - Sun Mar 1 15:34:08 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. First of all...there are safety factors that is already in place...your outlet strip should have a small reset button on the housing...it is a simple as a little black button...this is the first defense against a unsafe condition. This button will operate when heat builds up due to the demand of your stuff that your using...reaches the limit of that safety device. When this happens...there is your first warning...that whatever you had plugged in, was too much for that strip device. Should your breaker in your panel trips...then you must take action to reverse this condition! By resetting the breaker over and over again, is not an answer!...the breaker is only a device, and such device will eventually break down...and if you choose to… [cont.]
Answered by Johnny - Sun Mar 1 15:51:09 2009
