Tra từ plug - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

plug [plug plugs plugged plugging] noun, verb BrE [plʌɡ] NAmE [plʌɡ]
noun

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
1. a small plastic object with two or three metal pins, that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity
•a three-pin plug
• I'll have to change the plug on my hairdryer.
2. (informal, especially BrE)a small opening in a wall, by which you connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity
Syn: ↑socket
• Can I use this plug for my iron?
3. a small object that connects a wire from one piece of electrical equipment to an opening in another
•the plug from the computer to the printer

IN ENGINE
4. = ↑spark plug

IN BATH/SINK
5. a thick round piece of plastic, rubber or metal that you put in the hole in a bath/ ↑bathtub or a ↑sink to stop the water flowing out
• She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away.

IN HOLE
6. a round piece of material that fits into a hole and blocks it
• She took the plug of cotton wool from her ear.
see also ↑earplug
7. (NAmE) = ↑stopper

FOR SCREW
8. a small plastic tube that you put into a hole in a wall so that it will hold a screw

FOR BOOK/MOVIE
9. (informal)praise or attention that sb gives to a new book, film/movie, etc. in order to encourage people to buy or see it
•He managed to get in a plug for his new book.
see pull the plug on sb/sth at ↑pull _v.

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

Synonyms:
lid
top • cork • cap • plug
These are all words for a cover for a container.
lid • a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it: ▪ a jar with a tight-fitting lid
top • a thing that you put over the end of sth such as a pen or bottle in order to close it
cork • a small round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
cap • (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a protective cover for sth such as the lens of a camera
plug • a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out: ▪ a bath plug
a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
a screw top/cap
a pen lid/top
to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
to pull out the cork/plug

Example Bank:
•I got out of the bathtub and pulled the plug.
•I pushed the jack plug into the amp.
•My room only has one plug socket.
•The iron is fitted with a three-pin plug.
•They decided to pull the plug on the project.
•There was plenty of hot water, but there was no bath plug.
•We fixed the leak with a plug made from an old cloth.
Derived: ↑plug away ▪ ↑plug into something ▪ ↑plug something in ▪ ↑plug something into something

verb (-gg-)

FILL HOLE
1. ~ sth (up) 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.

PROVIDE STH MISSING
2. ~ sth to provide sth 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.

BOOK/MOVIE
3. ~ sth (informal)to give praise or attention to a new book, film/movie, etc. in order to encourage people to buy it or see it
Syn: ↑promote
•She came on the show to plug her latest album.

SHOOT
4. ~ sb (old-fashioned, NAmE, informal)to shoot sb
Verb forms:

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

Example Bank:
•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.