plug Význam & definícia

Význam plug v slovenčine

• 0 a small plastic or rubber object with two or three metal pins, attached to the end of a wire on a piece of electrical equipment and pushed into a special opening in a wall to connect the equipment to a supply of electricity:

  • a three-pin/two-pin plug

  • to fit/change a plug

  • If a plug is wired incorrectly, it can be dangerous.

  • Is there a plug in the bedroom that I can use for my hairdryer?

• 1 a small piece of rubber, plastic, wood, etc. that fits into a hole in order to close it

  • a bath plug

  • Put the plug in the sink and run some water.

• 2 the act of telling people publicly about a product, event, etc.:

  • She never misses an opportunity to get in a plug for her new film.

• 3 to advertise something by talking about it a lot or praising it, especially on the radio or television:

  • That interview was just a way for him to plug his new book.

  • They're plugging this new chocolate bar everywhere at the moment.

• 4 to shoot someone with a gun:

  • Sure, boss, we plugged the guy (full of lead).

• 5 to fill a hole with a piece of suitable material:

  • Have you plugged that leak (= stopped it by filling the hole) in the pipe?

  • My nose was bleeding and I plugged it with cotton wool.

• 6 a small plastic or rubber device with metal pins that connects the end of a wire on a piece of electrical equipment to a supply of electricity

• 7 a small piece of esp. rubber or plastic that fits into a hole in order to block it:

  • I was trying to fill the bathtub, but Matthew kept pulling out the plug.

• 8 an advertisement for something by someone talking about it or praising it, esp. on television or radio:

  • He took the opportunity to put in a plug for his new book.

• 9 to advertise something by talking about it or praising it, esp. on television or radio

• 10 to attach electrical equipment to a supply of electricity with a plug :

  • [ M ] All you have to do is plug in the computer.

  • [ T ] I’d like to plug the stereo into that outlet.

  • [ I ] These systems plug into TV sets and run games.

• 11 to prevent water or other liquid from coming through a hole by covering the hole:

  • Workers finished plugging the hole in the dam.

• 12 a way of advertising a product, event, etc. by talking about it or praising it, especially on radio or television:

  • put in a plug for sth He put in a plug for the company's Casino Night fundraiser.

  • give a plug to sth I'd like to give a little plug to a movie that we have that's coming out pretty soon.

• 13 to bring a business project, plan, etc. to an end, especially by taking away financial support:

  • We lost all the shares when the company's bankers pulled the plug in February 2011.

  • Plans to sell its property division collapsed yesterday after the private equity group pulled the plug on a $50m management buyout.

• 14 to advertise a product, event, etc. by talking about it or praising it, especially on radio or television:

  • During the interview she took the opportunity to plug her new book.

• 15 to provide something that is needed, because there is not enough:

  • plug a deficit/gap/hole None of these measures are going to plug the gap caused by falling sales and dismal global markets.