English Dictionary
Definition plug in British English
plug
verb
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[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/plʌɡ/
1
to fill a hole so that nothing can get through it
2
to try to make people interested in a book, film, idea etc by talking about it in an enthusiastic way, especially on a radio or television programme
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