plug
noun
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.
plugs
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pluralof plug.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof plug (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
plugnouna piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
Example Sentences
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Lindy, a startup with around two dozen employees, makes an AI “teammate” that plugs into customers’ Slack workspaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The base this plugs into is already large.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
If she plugs up her ears, she doesn’t hear the buzz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Dunn, 36, then had to shine a torch through the window of a neighbouring property to wake up another resident who was sleeping with an eye mask on and ear plugs in.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
She stood and walked to the corner with the plugs, and faced the windows.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
