Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb plug

6 senses of plug

Sense 1
plug, stop up, secure -- (fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak")
       => close, fill up -- (fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?")

Sense 2
plug, plug away -- (persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem")
       => persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on -- (be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions")

Sense 3
punch, plug -- (deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach")
       => hit -- (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face")

Sense 4
plug -- (make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote)
       => advertise, advertize, promote, push -- (make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops")

Sense 5
plug -- (insert a plug into; "plug the wall")
       => insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce -- (introduce; "Insert your ticket here")

Sense 6
plug -- (insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle")
       => insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce -- (introduce; "Insert your ticket here")

Antonyms of adj plugged

1 of 2 senses of plugged

Sense 2
blocked, plugged -- (completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged")

INDIRECT (VIA obstructed) -> unobstructed -- (free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance; "an unobstructed view")

Similarity of adj plugged

2 senses of plugged

Sense 1
plugged -- ((of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal)
       Participle of verb change (Sense 3)
      => change, alter, vary -- (become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season")

Sense 2
blocked, plugged -- (completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged")
       => obstructed (vs. unobstructed) -- (shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice")