Plug Plʌɡ Plugged Hole Directly Plugging Verb Bre

• he plugged the hole in the pipe with an old rag.
• a cheaper range of products was introduced to plug the gap at the lower end of the market.
• she came on the show to plug her latest album.
• in the lecture he demonstrated how different odours plug directly into our emotions.

plug

1. to fill a hole with a substance or piece of material that fits tightly into it
• He plugged the hole in the pipe with an old rag.
2. to provide something that has been missing from a particular situation and is needed in order to improve it
• A cheaper range of products was introduced to plug the gap at the lower end of the market.
3. to give praise or attention to a new book, film/movie, etc. in order to encourage people to buy it or see it
• synonym promote
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• She came on the show to plug her latest album.
4. to shoot somebody

Extra Examples

• In the lecture he demonstrated how different odours plug directly into our emotions.
• The system plugs directly into a television receiver.
• We kept plugging away at the school until they agreed to our demands.
• Divers succeeded in plugging the leaks from the tanker.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they plug
• he / she / it plugs
• past simple plugged
• past participle plugged
• -ing form plugging

Word Origin

• early 17th cent.: from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German plugge, of unknown ultimate origin.