plug, v.
(plugged, plugging, plugs)
freq. cnt. 3
(plugged, plugging, plugs)
freq. cnt. 3
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
plug secure stop up
sample sentences
"plug the hole""stop up the leak"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
entailment
hypernym
persist in working hard
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
plug plug away
sample sentences
"Students must plug away at this problem"verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
insert as a plug
<verb.change>
plug
sample sentences
"She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"verb frames
Somebody ----s something PP
insert a plug into
<verb.change>
plug
sample sentences
"plug the wall"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
<verb.communication>
plug
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSam and Sue %s the movie
semantic pointers
hypernym
deliver a quick blow to
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
plug punch
sample sentences
"he punched me in the stomach"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Sam and Sue %s the movie
semantic pointers
hypernym
replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
<verb.change>
plug
sample sentences
"plug a nickle"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym