Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🔌 To connect power 🔌 A power connector 🛑 To block 🛑 A stopper 📢 A promotion 📢 To promote ⚡ Engine igniter 🍂 Chewing tobacco 👊 To hit 🐴 A worn-out horse
to plug

to plug

24 4.2
To give a short public mention to make people notice or buy something
  • verb
  • /plʌg/
translation icon : promocionar
  • Several educators said they noticed that the company officials tended to plug their own products at the meeting.

And may I may I plug plug all your stuff?

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • He's here to plug his book.

    Across the Universe (2007)

  • How is she going to plug the film?

    S1m0ne (2002)

  • OK, maybe you should plug some shows my boy.

  • >> Well, did they plug the book, at least?

    My Other Mother (2014)

  • The one that I love to plug, which is free is called One Giant mind.

    André Duqum

  • Well, I've got the perfect opportunity for you to plug your product.

  • During the interview, the author took the opportunity to plug her latest novel and share why it was important.

  • He always makes sure to plug his new album whenever he performs live.

  • The host asked the guests to plug their upcoming events to encourage the audience to attend.

Synonyms

to push
vsto plug
262 4.0

To try to sell something forcefully, often illegal goods

praises qualities publicly rather than using force or persistent pressure to sell
to promote
vsto plug
252 3.5

Tell people about a product to increase sales

praises qualities publicly to sell or popularize a product
to advertise
vsto plug
198 2.7

Tell many people about a product or service to make them want it

praises qualities publicly rather than merely announcing availability
to hype
vsto plug
53 4.4

To promote something with exaggerated, flashy advertising to get attention

praises qualities publicly in a sincere not exaggerated manner to sell
to advertize
vsto plug
  • US
2.7

To tell many people about a product or service so they buy it

emphasizes praising qualities publicly rather than simply making it known
to spruik
vsto plug
  • Australian
9.9

To loudly promote things in public to attract attention

praises qualities publicly specifically to sell or make it popular

Antonyms

to criticize
701 3.3

To say what is wrong with someone or something

to disparage
28 7.7

To speak badly about someone or something to show little respect

Idioms

not worth a plug nickel
  • Archaic
1 9.6

Has no value and is useless to anyone

to plug and chug
  • Informal
8.2

To find an answer by putting numbers into an equation and doing the math

to plug and pray
  • Jargon
8.5

To connect a device and hope it works

Phrasal Verbs

to pull the plug
87 5.5

To stop something from going on by removing support like money

to plug in
54 2.8

To connect an electrical device to a power socket by inserting its cord

to plug into
30 3.0

To connect a device to a power socket to get electricity

to plug in
12 3.2

To join a group, activity, or system to take part and get information

to plug away
  • Informal
6 5.2

To work slowly and steadily on a difficult task

to plug out
  • UK
4.9

Take a device's power cable out of a socket to stop electricity

Compounds

spark plug
  • Specialized
16 3.5

A small part in a car engine that makes a tiny electric flash to light the fuel and air

plug-in
  • Specialized
9 3.5

A vehicle or device you can connect to electricity to charge its battery

plug-in
  • Specialized
9 4.2

A small program you add to software to give it new features

plug and play
  • Specialized
2 4.2

Works as soon as you connect or install it without needing any setup

plug-in
  • Specialized
2 4.3

A small circuit board you put into a computer slot to add new ports or features

plug nickel
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A thing that is worth almost nothing

wall plug
  • UK
1 2.4

An electrical socket in a wall where you connect a device to get power

male plug
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A connector with two or three metal pins that you insert into a socket to get power

phone plug
1 3.2

A small part you push into a wall socket to connect a telephone

basin plug
  • UK
3.0

A small object that stops water leaving a sink or bathtub

bath plug
2.3

A stopper that fits into a bath drain to keep water in

hole plug
3.7

A small flat piece used to cover screw holes in furniture

plug button
  • Specialized
5.0

A small cover that hides screw holes in furniture

plug fuse
  • Archaic
6.4

A small safety device that screws into a socket to stop too much electricity

plug hat
  • Archaic
9.9

A tall formal hat with a flat top and narrow brim worn by men

plug-ugly
  • Offensive
9.9

A violent person who bullies weaker people

telephone plug
2.8

A small connector that fits into a socket to connect a phone to a phone line

sink plug
  • UK
2.5

A small stopper that blocks a sink drain so water stays in the basin

sparking plug
  • Archaic
3.9

A small electric part that makes a spark to light the fuel in a car engine

How Promotional

campaign
∞ 2.7
to advertise
47 2.6
to plug
24 4.2
praise
161 1.0
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

plug infinitive
plugged past
plugged past participle
plugging present participle
plugs third person singular

Etymology

To plug something, in the sense of promote, is to give it a short public mention or praise like inserting a quick item into a program. That's why to plug a product is to advertise it briefly.