Synonyms for plug
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Stopper — any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole
3. Spigot
Other
pin, spark plug, hack, peg, jade, nag, block, foul, flesh tunnel informal, bum, chewing tobacco US, ink
Verb
2. Cap — to shoot (someone) with a bullet
cap, pop, ventilate, bust a cap slang informal
Other
tap, stop, keep up, sleep with, obstruct, pound, soldier on, boof, oppilate dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.
Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
- n. 2
A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
- v. 1
To shoot (someone) with a bullet.
- v. 2
To have sex with; to penetrate sexually.
I’d love to plug him with my strap-on.
Related words
Example sentences
- cud Cows spend hours just chewing their cud.
- dowel This tooth has a dowel crown.
- spigot He reached for the spigot to turn the water off.
- pin Does someone other than you know what your PIN is?
By length
- 3 letters
- pop1, cap1, pin1, tap1, ink1, bum1, peg1, nag1, wad1, cud
- 4 letters
- stop1, rail1, hype1, hack1, foul1, jade1, chew1, bong1, quid1, boof, chaw1
- 5 letters
- block1, pound1, drill1, dowel2
- 6 letters
- secure2, spigot2
- 7 letters
- stopper2, stopple
- 8 letters
- obstruct2, ballyhoo3, fireplug, oppilate
- 9 letters
- ventilate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dowel2 = 2 syllables).