plug
/plʌɡ/noun
उच्चारण प्लग
प्लग; डाट; प्रचार
Basic word
- 1
[C]
an object with metal pins that is fitted to the end of a wire and is used to connect a piece of equipment to the electricity supply; a round piece of rubber or plastic used to block the hole in a sink; (informal) praise or attention given to a product on TV or radio
प्लग; डाट; प्रचार
- Pull out the plug.
- a plug for her new book
- Put the plug into the socket and switch it on.
+ 2 more examples
- Someone has pulled out the plug of the fridge.
- This laptop needs a three-pin plug.
Synonyms socket stopper cork advertisement promotion
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[T]
to fill a hole with a substance or piece of material that fits tightly into it; to praise something to make people buy it
छेद बंद करना; प्रचार करना
- plug the gap
- He plugged his new film.
- He plugged the leak in the pipe with a rag.
+ 2 more examples
- The plumber plugged the hole with cement.
- The singer used the interview to plug her new album.
→Phrasal verbs 2
plug away (at sth)
to continue working hard at something
(किसी काम में) लगातार मेहनत करते रहना
- She kept plugging away at her maths and finally improved.
plug sth in / plug sth into sth
to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the electricity supply or to another piece of equipment
(बिजली के उपकरण का) प्लग लगाना
- Plug in the charger before the battery dies.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms and phrasal verbs, asked often: pull the plug on sth (stop something by no longer giving it money: 'The government pulled the plug on the project'), plug a gap (fill a space or deficiency), plug in (connect to electricity), plug away at sth (continue working hard at something difficult).
Idioms और phrasal verbs अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: pull the plug on sth (पैसा देना बंद करके कुछ रोकना: 'The government pulled the plug on the project'), plug a gap (कमी या रिक्त स्थान भरना), plug in (बिजली से जोड़ना), plug away at sth (कठिन काम पर लगातार मेहनत करते रहना)।
Plug-in (a small program that adds a function to software), earplug.
Collocations: plug-in (software में कोई काम जोड़ने वाला छोटा program), earplug।