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Socket (noun)
An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
“jack”
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Socket (noun)
A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
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Socket (noun)
One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
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Socket (noun)
One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
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Socket (noun)
A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
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Socket (noun)
The hollow of a candlestick.
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Socket (noun)
A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
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Socket (verb)
To place or fit in a socket.
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Plug (noun)
A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket.
“I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.”
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Plug (noun)
Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.
“bung|dowel|stopper|stopple”
“Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.”
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Plug (noun)
A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
“He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.”
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Plug (noun)
A high, tapering silk hat.
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Plug (noun)
A worthless horse.
“bum|q1=racing|dobbin|hack|jade|nag”
“That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!”
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Plug (noun)
Any worn-out or useless article.
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Plug (noun)
A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.
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Plug (noun)
A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these.
“During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.”
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Plug (noun)
A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.
“Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.”
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Plug (noun)
A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.
“The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.”
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Plug (noun)
A small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate.
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Plug (noun)
A short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in the ear.
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Plug (noun)
A drug dealer.
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Plug (noun)
A branch from a water-pipe to supply a hose.
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Plug (verb)
To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
“He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.”
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Plug (verb)
To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.
“The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.”
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Plug (verb)
To persist or continue with something.
“Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.”
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Plug (verb)
To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.
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Plug (verb)
To have sex with, penetrate sexually.
“I’d love to plug him.”