ALL meanings of plugging
plug
P p - noun plugging a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge. 1
- noun plugging a core or interior segment taken from a larger matrix. 1
- noun plugging Electricity. a device to which may be attached the conductors of a cord and which by insertion in a jack, or screwing into a receptacle, establishes contact. 1
- noun plugging spark plug (def 1). 1
- noun plugging a fireplug or hydrant. 1
- noun plugging a cake of pressed tobacco. 1
- noun plugging a piece of tobacco cut off for chewing. 1
- noun plugging Informal. the favorable mention of something, as in a lecture, radio show, etc.; advertisement; recommendation: The actress was happy to give her new show a plug. 1
- noun plugging Angling. an artificial lure made of wood, plastic, or metal, and fitted with one or more gang hooks, used chiefly in casting. 1
- noun plugging Geology. neck (def 14). 1
- noun plugging Slang. a worn-out or inferior horse. 1
- noun plugging Informal. a shopworn or unsalable article. 1
- noun plugging a small piece of sod used especially for seeding a lawn. 1
- noun plugging a patch of scalp with viable hair follicles that is used as a graft for a bald part of the head. Compare hair transplant. 1
- noun plugging Slang. punch1 (def 1). 1
- noun plugging Metalworking. a mandrel on which tubes are formed. a punch on which a cup is drawn. a protrusion on a forging die for forming a recess in the work. a false bottom on a die. 1
- noun plugging Also called dook. a small piece of wood inserted into masonry as a hold for a nail. 1
- noun plugging Masonry. See under plug and feathers. 1
- noun plugging Also called plug hat. a man's tall silk hat. 1
- verb with object plugging to stop or fill with or as if with a plug (often followed by up): to plug up a leak; plug a gap. 1
- verb with object plugging to insert or drive a plug into. 1
- verb with object plugging to secure with or as if with a plug. 1
- verb with object plugging to insert (something) as a plug. 1
- verb with object plugging to remove a core or a small plug-shaped piece from. 1
- verb with object plugging to remove the center of (a coin) and replace it with a baser metal: a plugged nickel. 1
- verb with object plugging Informal. to mention (something) favorably, as in a lecture, radio show, etc.: He says he will appear if he can plug his new TV series. 1
- verb with object plugging Slang. to punch with the fist. 1
- verb with object plugging Slang. to shoot or strike with a bullet. 1
- verb without object plugging to work with stubborn persistence (often followed by along or away): You're doing a fine job—just keep plugging. Some writers will plug away at the same novel for several years. 1
- verb without object plugging Informal. to publicize insistently: Whenever he gets the chance, he's plugging for his company. 1
- verb without object plugging Slang. to shoot or fire shots. 1
- idioms plugging pull the plug on, Informal. to discontinue or terminate: The government has threatened to pull the plug on further subsidies. to disconnect life-sustaining equipment from (a moribund patient). 1