plug
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- noun
- /plʌg/
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- In the 1920s, he produced photographs of typewriters, spark plugs, and other products for advertising agencies.
- spark plug
- replace a spark plug
But you don't want this sort of fuel in an engine with spark plugs.
- But you don't want this sort of fuel in an engine with spark plugs.
- There's no spark plug, Air, fuel, compressed spark.
- So I'm hoping that the plugs that I did put in gets what it used to be.
- They were the spark plugs, you know, that got me going.
- So this is what charges up the spark plug.
- That gasoline burns via Pistons and spark plugs and all the right to move the car forward, and the engine gets hot.
Examples
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But, regarding your comment, you might check your spark plugs; one might be fouling out a bit.
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Spark plugs are okay.
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Your spark plug was loose.
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Better take that dollar and buy yourself a new spark plug or something.
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Fairly and truly struck, the plug was pushed into the cylinder.
Fiction book (2001) -
Also, clean the oil off the spark plug wire boot for that cylinder.
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Gaskets, pistons, spark plugs.
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The mechanic replaced the faulty spark plug to improve the engine's performance.
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Before the race, the team checked all the spark plugs to ensure proper ignition.
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He realized that the spark plug was cracked and needed to be changed immediately.
Synonyms
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A small part in a car engine that makes a tiny electric flash to light the fuel and air
A small electric part that makes a spark to light the fuel in a car engine
Idioms
- Informal
To find an answer by putting numbers into an equation and doing the math
Compounds
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3.5
A small part in a car engine that makes a tiny electric flash to light the fuel and air
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4.2
Works as soon as you connect or install it without needing any setup
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4.3
A small circuit board you put into a computer slot to add new ports or features
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3.9
A connector with two or three metal pins that you insert into a socket to get power
- Archaic
A small electric part that makes a spark to light the fuel in a car engine
Surface Forms
Etymology
The engine plug, a spark plug, is a small part that fits into the engine and makes a spark to light the fuel. So a 'plug' in an engine is named because it fits into a hole and does an important job.