Collocations for "plug"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "plug" in context.
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plug
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- plug the [gap, hole, crack, leak]
- plug (it) with [cement, filler, a cork]
- plug in your [computer, phone, device, charger, headphones]
- plug the [computer] into the [socket, wall, outlet, mains]
- plugged his [computer] in
- her [ears, sinuses] plugged up
- the [altitude, flight, flu] plugged up her [ears]
- plug up the [drain, toilet, sink]
- plug the [drain] up
- [drain, sink] (has) got plugged up with [hair, gunk]
- ears [are, were] plugged with earwax
- plug your nose [when diving, before you jump]
- plug your ears [from, against] the [sound, noise]
- plugging away at his [play, book, script, project]
- keep plugging away (at it)
- plugged [him, the suspect, the murderer]
- was plugged in the [arm, head, shoulder, back]
- was plugged by [an officer, accident]
- [should, need to] plug the (parking) meter
- the [drain, sink, bathtub] plug
- pulled out the plug
- [clean, replace] your spark plugs
- wore plugs in her ears (on the flight)
- hammer in wall plugs
- put the plug in the socket
- a [three, two] -prong plug
- [European, American] plugs
- the [laptop, computer, camera] plug
- pulled the plug on the [series, show, project]
- the plug was pulled on the [series]
- a plug for his new [book, movie, album]
- [silicone, wood, stone] plugs
- [00] gauge plugs
- [10-mm] gauge plugs
'plug' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):