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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Gilbert points out that existing customers are now spending around nine times what they were a year ago, illustrating that once a business plugs into Claude, spending tends to snowball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Members of the Nature Volunteer Network and staff from the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk have planted hundreds of native wildflower plugs in Fairstead Recreation Ground in King's Lynn.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Wilmer and other charging industry executives say there aren’t enough plugs to properly serve America’s current fleet of EV drivers—let alone the ones who might join the fray later on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
And it does this while sending two signals at once - combining your household Wi-Fi with a dongle which plugs into your PC.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Enrique swings the spark plugs around his head, then casts toward the middle of the Rio Grande.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
