plug
9
9.9
- noun
- /plʌg/
- Archaic
:
tabaco de mascar
- As he opened the tin, the rich scent of his favorite plug of chewing tobacco filled the air.
Examples
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"Nolan stuffed my wooden head full of pungent weed, tamping the plug down with a blunt, nicotine-stained thumb.
Fiction book (2002) -
She took a small plug of chewing tobacco from her pocket and offered it to her friend.
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The men got a plug of tobacco to keep for themselves.
Fiction book (1994) -
Petoskey shifted the plug of tobacco in his mouth.
Fiction book (2002) -
Hank and Bill read ponderously, chewing their plugs as if they were digging graves.
Fiction book (1991) -
After spending years in the South, he finally learned how to properly chew a plug of tobacco.
Synonyms
24
6.4
A small piece of tobacco or gum kept in the mouth to bite
16
3.2
A small soft lump of material pressed together
4
9.9
A small piece of tobacco or gum that you put in your cheek to chew
1
8.4
A small wad of tobacco that people keep in the mouth and chew
1
9.9
A small lump of tobacco you chew and keep in your mouth
Idioms
- Informal
To find an answer by putting numbers into an equation and doing the math
Compounds
- Specialized
16
3.5
A small part in a car engine that makes a tiny electric flash to light the fuel and air
- Specialized
2
4.2
Works as soon as you connect or install it without needing any setup
- Specialized
2
4.3
A small circuit board you put into a computer slot to add new ports or features
- Specialized
1
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
A plug of tobacco is a compact lump of tobacco pressed together, and the old sense of plug meant a 'lump' or 'clump'. So tobacco made into a small mass is called a 'plug'.