Толковый словарь английского языка - plug
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I. noun Etymology: Dutch, from Middle Dutch ~ge; akin to Middle High German pfloc ~ Date: 1606 1. a piece used to fill a hole ; stopper , an obtruding or obstructing mass of material resembling a stopper, a flat compressed cake of tobacco, a small core or segment removed from a larger object, something inferior, 5. hydrant , fire~ , spark ~ , an artificial fishing lure used primarily for casting and made with one or more sets of gang hooks, any of various devices resembling or functioning like a ~: as, a male fitting for making an electrical connection to a live circuit by insertion in a receptacle (as an outlet), a device for connecting electric wires to a jack, a piece of favorable publicity or a favorable mention usually incorporated in general matter, II. verb (~ged; ~ging) Date: 1630 transitive verb 1. to stop, make tight, or secure by inserting a ~, to remedy (a deficiency) as if by inserting a ~ , to hit with a bullet ; shoot , to advertise or publicize insistently, intransitive verb to become ~ged, to work doggedly and persistently , to fire shots, ~ger noun
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n. & v. --n. 1 a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole, used to fill a gap or cavity or act as a wedge or stopper. 2 a a device of metal pins in an insulated casing fitting into holes in a socket for making an electrical connection, esp. between an appliance and the mains. b colloq. an electric socket. 3 = sparking-plug (see SPARK(1)). 4 colloq. a piece of (often free) publicity for an idea, product, etc. 5 a mass of solidified lava filling the neck of a volcano. 6 a cake or stick of tobacco; a piece of this for chewing. 7 = fire-plug. --v. (plugged, plugging) 1 tr. (often foll. by up) stop (a hole etc.) with a plug. 2 tr. sl. shoot or hit (a person etc.). 3 tr. colloq. seek to popularize (an idea, product, etc.) by constant recommendation. 4 intr. colloq. (often foll. by at) work steadily away (at). Phrases and idioms plug in connect electrically by inserting a plug in a socket. plug-in adj. able to be connected by means of a plug. plug-ugly US sl. n. (pl. -ies) a thug or ruffian. --adj. villainous-looking. Derivatives plugger n. Etymology: MDu. & MLG plugge, of unkn. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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