LEARNit Dictionary

plug

verb
C1+
1
C1+
to fill a hole with a substance or piece of material that fits tightly into it
پر کردن, مسدود کردن, پر کردن حفره, درزگیری
2
C1+
to provide something that has been missing from a particular situation and is needed in order to improve it
پر کردن, بستن شکاف, جبران کردن
A cheaper range of products was introduced to plug the gap at the lower end of the market.
3
to give praise or attention to a new book, film, etc. in order to encourage people to buy it or see it
تبلیغ کردن
She came on the show to plug her latest album.
synonym promote
4
to shoot somebody
تیراندازی کردن, شلیک کردن
noun
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1
C1+
a small plastic object with two or three metal pins that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity
دوشاخه, دوشاخه برق
2
C1+
a small opening in a wall, by which you connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity
پریز برق, درگاه برق, خروجی برق
Can I use this plug for my iron?
synonym socket
3
C1+
a small object that connects a wire from one piece of electrical equipment to an opening in another
دوشاخه, قطعه اتصال, فیش
the plug from the computer to the printer
I pushed the jack plug into the amp.
see also jack plug
4
a part in a car engine that produces a spark (= a flash of electricity) which makes the fuel burn and starts the engine
شمع موتور, شمع ماشین, شمع احتراق, شمع جرقه, شمع خودرو, شمع جرقه‌ای, شمع احتراقی
5
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a thick round piece of plastic, rubber or metal that you put in the hole in a bath or a sink to stop the water flowing out
درپوش
She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away.
There was plenty of hot water, but there was no bath plug.
6
a round piece of material that fits into a hole and blocks it
درپوش, مسدودکننده, سرپوش
She took the plug of cotton wool from her ear.
We fixed the leak with a plug made from an old cloth.
see also earplug
7
an object that fits into the top of a bottle to close it
درپوش, چوب‌پنبه, سرپوش, درب بطری
8
a small plastic tube that you put into a hole in a wall so that it will hold a screw
پلاگ
synonym Rawlplug™
9
praise or attention that somebody gives to a new book, film, etc. in order to encourage people to buy or see it
تبلیغ, تعریف
He managed to get in a plug for his new book.