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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During her investigation, the 33-year-old discovered the range of cheap spycam technology available, such as cameras disguised as everyday objects such as pens, air fresheners and plugs.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The base this plugs into is already large.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
When the antibody plugs into the capillary’s transferrin receptor, a portal through the blood-brain barrier opens up.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
There are plugs of grasses and gallon pots of white sage, purple sage, California buckwheat, long-stem buckwheat, deerweed, narrow leaf milkweed and coyote bush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
“You could have died of pneumonia!” she insists, and plugs in a Conair dryer that blows out the lights in the living room.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
