plug

n

1. wedge, peg, pin, spike; stopper, stop, cork, stopple, bung; spill, spile, Dentistry. dowel; pledget, wadding, stuffing, packing, tampon, tampion; tap, spigot, cock, stopcock, petcock, faucet, valve; obstruction, block, occlusion, clog.

2. chew, cake, twist, quid, cud; pigtail, Dial. chaw, cavendish.

3.Informal. publicity, promotion, mention, Sl. boost, puff, Sl. buildup; commendation, recognition, good word, honorable mention; Sl. hype, Sl. blurb, word, PR, Sl. promo; exposure, report, Sl. ballyhoo, advertising.

v

4. stop, stop up, stuff, block, occlude, bar, clog, obstruct; choke, fill, jam, pack; close, shut up, stay, cover; bung, cork, stopple, spile, stanch, caulk, seal; dam, dam up, constipate, bind.

5.Informal. promote, advertise, mention, publicize, sell; Sl. boost, build up, Inf. puff up, Sl. ballyhoo; commend, put in a good word about, make a pitch for, beat the drum for; write up, put on the map, make a household word.

6.Informal. plod, stuggle, toil, drudge, labor, peg away, grind, hammer away; persist, persevere, see it through, hold on, keep on or at; Inf. stick to it, never say die, Sl. hang in there, give it all one's got, Sl. give it-hell, Sl. break a leg.

7. plug in

connect, loop in, charge, put in, stick in.