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Synonyms of plug

28 similar words

Another word for plug is stopper. Other synonyms of plug are bung, dowel, stopple, chewing tobacco and bum.

Synonyms and similar words for plug

nounAny piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.

nounA flat oblong cake of cured and pressed tobacco; the tobacco that constitutes it.

  • chewing tobaccoTobacco that is cut into strips or shreds, and chewed and then tucked between the cheek and the gum.

nounA worthless horse.

nounA short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in...

  • earspoolA short cylindrical piece of jewellery traditionally worn in an ear piercing.

verbTo stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

verbTo persist or continue with something.

verbTo shoot (someone) with a bullet.

verbTo have sex with; to penetrate sexually.

  • peg
  • rail
  • drillTo have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.

verbTo ingest a drug rectally.

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verbMore synonyms

  • soldier onTo continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty.
  • poundTo penetrate sexually, with vigour.
  • sleep with
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Meaning of plug

  1. noun A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
  2. noun An electric socket: wall plug.
  3. noun Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.

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Questions about synonyms of plug

What is another word for plug?
Plug has 28 synonyms on Word.ws, such as stopper, bung, dowel, stopple, chewing tobacco, bum, dobbin and hack.
What does plug mean?
Plug means a pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

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