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Definition of Plugs

Plug
Plug Plug, n. Breech plug (Gun.), in breech-loading guns, the metal plug or cylinder which closes the aperture in the breech, through which the gun is loaded. Plug board Plug board (Elec.) A switchboard in which connections are made by means of plugs.
Plug
Plug Plug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Plugging.] To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
Plug
Plug Plug, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl["o]k, plug, Sw. plugg; cf. W. ploc.] 1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple. 2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.] 3. A high, tapering silk hat. [Slang, U.S.] 4. A worthless horse. [Slang, U.S.] 5. (Building) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails. Fire plug, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached. [U. S.] Hawse plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a hawse hole. Plug and feather. (Stone Working) See Feather, n., 7. Plug centerbit, a centerbit ending in a small cylinder instead of a point, so as to follow and enlarge a hole previously made, or to form a counterbore around it. Plug rod (Steam Eng.), a rod attached to the beam for working the valves, as in the Cornish engine. Plug valve (Mech.), a tapering valve, which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet.

Meaning of Plugs from wikipedia

- plug, plugged, or plugs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plug, PLUG, plugs, or plugged may refer to: Plug, an insertive closure or stopper (plug)...
- Electrical plugs and sockets differ from one another in voltage and current rating, shape, size, and connector type. Different standard systems of plugs and...
- ground electrode(s). Spark plugs may also be used for other purposes; in Saab Direct Ignition when they are not firing, spark plugs are used to measure ionization...
- The plug and socket replaced the BS 546 plugs and sockets, which are still found in old installations or in special applications. BS 1363 plugs have...
- Vladimir Plugin (1937–2003), Russian historian and art historian AC power plugs and sockets, two- or three-pronged wall electrical outlets Add-on (disambiguation)...
- Some plugs have an egg-shaped penetrative part. Some plugs are designed (long, flexible and curved) to penetrate the sigmoid colon. Butt plugs are made...
- Travelers". Voltage / Plug / Region – WPR. Retrieved 25 March 2025. "Guyana – Power Plugs & Sockets: Travel Adapter Needed?". Power Plugs & Sockets of the...
- Core plugs, welch plugs, or freeze plugs are used to fill the sand casting core holes found on water-cooled internal combustion engines, Sand cores are...
- 1⁄4-inch phone plugs at a centre spacing of 5⁄8 inch (16 mm). The socket versions of these can be used with normal phone plugs provided the plug bodies are...
- effective than collagen plugs. They can sometimes become loose and fall out, in which case they can be replaced. Some plugs are made of thermally reactive...