plug
noun
/plʌɡ/
/plʌɡ/
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electrical equipment
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a small plastic object with two or three metal pins that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity- The iron is fitted with a three-pin plug.
- I'll have to change the plug on my hairdryer.
Topics Houses and homesc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + plugplug + nounSee full entry
(informal, especially British English) a small opening in a wall, by which you connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity synonym socket- Can I use this plug for my iron?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + plugplug + nounSee full entry
a small object that connects a wire from one piece of electrical equipment to an opening in another- the plug from the computer to the printer
- I pushed the jack plug into the amp.
see also jack plugOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + plugplug + nounSee full entry in engine
(also spark plug, British English also sparking plug)
a part in a car engine that produces a spark (= a flash of electricity) which makes the fuel burn and starts the engine in bath/sink
a thick round piece of plastic, rubber or metal that you put in the hole in a bath or a sink to stop the water flowing out- She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away.
- There was plenty of hot water, but there was no bath plug.
Synonyms lidlidThese are all words for a cover for a container.- lid a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it:
- a jar with a tight-fitting lid
- top a thing that you put over the end of something such as a pen or bottle in order to close it
- cork a small, round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
- cap (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a cover for protecting something such as the lens of a camera
- plug a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat, round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out:
Patterns- a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
- a screw top/cap
- a pen lid/top
- to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
- to pull out the cork/plug
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + plugplug + nounSee full entry in hole
- a round piece of material that fits into a hole and blocks it
- She took the plug of cotton wool from her ear.
- We fixed the leak with a plug made from an old cloth.
see also earplug - (North American English)
(also stopper British and North American English)
an object that fits into the top of a bottle to close itSynonyms lidlidThese are all words for a cover for a container.- lid a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it:
- a jar with a tight-fitting lid
- top a thing that you put over the end of something such as a pen or bottle in order to close it
- cork a small, round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
- cap (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a cover for protecting something such as the lens of a camera
- plug a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat, round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out:
Patterns- a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
- a screw top/cap
- a pen lid/top
- to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
- to pull out the cork/plug
for screw
- a small plastic tube that you put into a hole in a wall so that it will hold a screw synonym Rawlplug™
for book/movie
- (informal) praise or attention that somebody gives to a new book, film, etc. in order to encourage people to buy or see it
- He managed to get in a plug for his new book.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German plugge, of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms pull the plug on somebody/something
- (informal) to put an end to somebody’s project, a plan, etc.
- The television company pulled the plug on the series after only five episodes.
- They decided to pull the plug on the project.
Topics Businessc2