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plug — plug1 [ plʌg ] verb * 1. ) plug or plug up transitive to fill a hole so that nothing can get through it: plug something with something: Plug the hole with newspaper before applying the cement. 2. ) intransitive or transitive usually passive… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plug */ — 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
plug — [plʌg] noun [C] I 1) an object that is used for connecting a piece of equipment to an electricity supply 2) an attempt to make people interested in a book, film etc by talking about it in an enthusiastic way on a radio or television programme 3)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Hole punching — is a computer networking technique for establishing communications between two parties in separate organizations who are both behind restrictive firewalls. Used for applications such as online gaming, P2P and VoIP, both clients establish a… … Wikipedia
hole — n Hole, hollow, cavity, pocket, void, vacuum are comparable when they mean an open or unfilled space in a thing. Hole may apply to an opening in a solid body that is or that suggests a depression or an excavation {those holes where eyes did once… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
plug — 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
plug — [[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
plug — 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
plug — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 electric ADJECTIVE ▪ electric, power (AmE) ▪ mains (BrE) ▪ three pin, two pin ▪ The iron is fitted with a three pin pl … Collocations dictionary
hole — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, gaping, great, huge, large, massive, yawning ▪ small, tiny … Collocations dictionary
plug in — or plug into 1) PHRASAL VERB If you plug a piece of electrical equipment into an electricity supply or if you plug it in, you push its plug into an electric socket so that it can work. [V P n (not pron)] They plugged in their tape recorders … English dictionary
