Plug vs. Stopper

Plugnoun

(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket.

Plugnoun

Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.

Plugnoun

(US) A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.

Plugnoun

A high, tapering silk hat.

Plugnoun

A worthless horse.

Plugnoun

(dated) Any worn-out or useless article.

Plugnoun

(construction) A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.

Plugnoun

(slang) A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these.

Plugnoun

(geology) A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.

Plugnoun

(fishing) A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.

Plugnoun

(horticulture) A small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate.

Plugnoun

(jewellery) A short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in the ear.

Plugnoun

(slang) A drug dealer.

Plugnoun

A branch from a water-pipe to supply a hose.

Plugverb

(transitive) To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

Plugverb

(transitive) To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.

Plugverb

To persist or continue with something.

Plugverb

(transitive) To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.

Plugverb

To have sex with, penetrate sexually.

Plugnoun

Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

Plugnoun

A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.

Plugnoun

A high, tapering silk hat.

Plugnoun

A worthless horse.

Plugnoun

A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails.

Plugverb

To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

Plugnoun

blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

Plugnoun

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

Plugnoun

blatant or sensational promotion

Plugnoun

electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

Plugnoun

an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

Plugnoun

an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

Plugnoun

an old or over-worked horse

Plugverb

fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug;

Plugverb

persist in working hard;

Plugverb

deliver a quick blow to;

Plugverb

make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

Stoppernoun

Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.

Stoppernoun

A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.

Stoppernoun

A bung or cork.

Stoppernoun

Goalkeeper.

Stoppernoun

In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.

Stoppernoun

(rail transport) A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

Stoppernoun

(botany) Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.

Stoppernoun

(nautical) A short rope for making something fast.

Stoppernoun

A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.

Stopperverb

To close a container by using a stopper.

Stoppernoun

One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.

Stoppernoun

A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, - used to secure something.

Stoppernoun

A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia.

Stopperverb

To close or secure with a stopper.

Stoppernoun

blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

Stoppernoun

an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down

Stoppernoun

a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply

Stoppernoun

(bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit;

Stopperverb

close or secure with or as if with a stopper;