The difference between Male and Plug
When used as nouns, male means a human member of the masculine sex or gender, whereas plug means a pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket.
Male is also adjective with the meaning: belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Plug is also verb with the meaning: to stop with a plug.
check bellow for the other definitions of Male and Plug
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Male as an adjective:
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Examples:
"male writers'', ''the leading male and female singers'', ''a male bird feeding a seed to a female'', ''in bee colonies, all drones are male'', ''intersex male patients"
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Male as an adjective:
Characteristic of this sex/gender. , .}}
Examples:
"stereotypically male interests'', ''an insect with typically male coloration"
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Male as an adjective:
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
Examples:
"the male chromosome''; ''like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones"
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Male as an adjective (grammar, less common than 'masculine'):
Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
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Male as an adjective (figuratively):
Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
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Male as a noun (sometimes, _, offensive):
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. A human member of the masculine sex or gender. An animal of the sex that has testes. A plant of the masculine sex.
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Plug as a noun (electricity):
a pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket
Examples:
"I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again."
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Plug as a noun:
any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole
Examples:
"Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain."
"synonyms: bung dowestopper stopple"
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Plug as a noun (US):
a flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco
Examples:
"He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw."
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Plug as a noun (US, slang):
a high, tapering silk hat
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Plug as a noun (US, slang):
a worthless horse
Examples:
"That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!"
"synonyms: bum q1=racing dobbin hack jade nag"
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Plug as a noun (dated):
Any worn-out or useless article.
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Plug as a noun (construction):
a block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails
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Plug as a noun (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
Examples:
"During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel."
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Plug as a noun (geology):
a body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.
Examples:
"Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash."
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Plug as a noun (fishing):
a type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.
Examples:
"The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper."
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Plug as a noun (horticulture):
a small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate
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Plug as a noun:
a short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in the ear
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Plug as a noun (slang):
a drug dealer
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Plug as a noun:
A branch from a water-pipe to supply a hose.
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Plug as a verb (transitive):
to stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole
Examples:
"He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk."
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Plug as a verb (transitive):
to blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it
Examples:
"The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome."
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Plug as a verb (intransitive, informal):
to persist or continue with something
Examples:
"Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution."
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Plug as a verb (transitive):
to shoot a bullet into something with a gun
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Plug as a verb (slang, transitive):
to have sex with, penetrate sexually
Examples:
"I'd love to plug him."