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{
"term": "plug",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "plug",
"heSheIt": "plugs"
},
"pastSimple": "plugged",
"pastParticiple": "plugged",
"ingForm": "plugging"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to fill a hole with a substance or piece of material that fits tightly into it",
"sensetop": "plug something (up)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He plugged the hole in the pipe with an old rag."
},
{
"text": "Divers succeeded in plugging the leaks from the tanker."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to provide something that has been missing from a particular situation and is needed in order to improve it",
"sensetop": "plug something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A cheaper range of products was introduced to **plug the gap** at the lower end of the market."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to give praise or attention to a new book, film, etc. in order to encourage people to buy it or see it",
"sensetop": "plug something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She came on the show to plug her latest album."
}
],
"topics": ["Film and theatre"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to shoot somebody",
"sensetop": "plug somebody",
"labels": "(North American English, old-fashioned, informal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/plʌɡ/",
"audio": "pl/plug/plug__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/plʌɡz/",
"audio": "pl/plug/plugs__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/plʌɡd/",
"audio": "pl/plug/plugged__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/",
"audio": "pl/plug/plugging__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/plʌɡ/",
"audio": "pl/plug/plug__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/plʌɡz/",
"audio": "pl/plug/plugs__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/plʌɡd/",
"audio": "pl/plug/plugged__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/",
"audio": "pl/plug/plugging__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}