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Synonyms for Plug (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (a wad of something chewable as tobacco):
chew, cud, quid, wad, chaw

WordNet sense 2 (blatant or sensational promotion):
ballyhoo, hoopla, hype

WordNet sense 3 (electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark):
spark plug, sparking plug

WordNet sense 4 (an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection):
male plug

WordNet sense 5 (blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly):
stopper, stopple

WordNet sense 6 (an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire):
fireplug, fire hydrant

WordNet sense 7 (an old or over-worked horse):
hack, jade, nag

WordNet sense 8 (fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug):
secure, stop up

WordNet sense 9 (deliver a quick blow to):
punch

WordNet sense 10 (persist in working hard):
plug away


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