{
    "term": "plug",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "plug",
            "heSheIt": "plugs"
        },
        "pastSimple": "plugged",
        "pastParticiple": "plugged",
        "ingForm": "plugging"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to fill a hole with a substance or piece of material that fits tightly into it",
            "sensetop": "plug something (up)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He plugged the hole in the pipe with an old rag."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Divers succeeded in plugging the leaks from the tanker."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to provide something that has been missing from a particular situation and is needed in order to improve it",
            "sensetop": "plug something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A cheaper range of products was introduced to **plug the gap** at the lower end of the market."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to give praise or attention to a new book, film, etc. in order to encourage people to buy it or see it",
            "sensetop": "plug something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She came on the show to plug her latest album."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to shoot somebody",
            "sensetop": "plug somebody",
            "labels": "(North American English, old-fashioned, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/plʌɡ/",
                "audio": "pl/plug/plug__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/plʌɡz/",
                "audio": "pl/plug/plugs__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/plʌɡd/",
                "audio": "pl/plug/plugged__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pl/plug/plugging__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/plʌɡ/",
                "audio": "pl/plug/plug__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/plʌɡz/",
                "audio": "pl/plug/plugs__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/plʌɡd/",
                "audio": "pl/plug/plugged__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pl/plug/plugging__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}