Synonyms for plug
noun
An implement to stop an opening
cork, stopper, stopple, filling, stoppage, bung, spigot, river, wedge.
An electrical fitting
attachment plug, fitting, connection, wall plug, floor plug, plug fuse.
A large pipe with a discharge valve
water plug, fire hydrant, fire plug; see hydrant.
Tobacco prepared for chewing
cake of tobacco, chewing tobacco, twist, cut, baccy*, chew*, chaw*, chawin'*, chewin'*, pack of scrap*; see also tobacco.
*An inferior horse
hack, nag, plowhorse, scrub; see horse 1.
See plug in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Something used to fill a hole, space, or container:
choke, cork, fill, stop, stopper. See full- (Informal)
A systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:
advertisement, ballyhoo, buildup, promotion, publicity, puffery. (Informal) pitch. (Slang) hype. See knowledge
verb
To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container:
block, choke, clog, close, congest, cork, fill, stop. See full- (Slang)
To wound or kill with a firearm:
gun (down), pick off, shoot. See help - (Informal)
To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):
advertise, ballyhoo, build up, cry (up), popularize, promote, publicize, talk up. (Informal) pitch. (Slang) push. See knowledge - (Informal)
To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:
ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, talk up, tout. (Slang) hype. See knowledge
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