Synonyms and Antonyms of plug
1
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
- plugged the hole in the wall with putty
choke, clog, close (off), clot, congest, jam, obstruct, occlude
caulk, chink, seal
repack, restuff
2
to devote serious and sustained effort
- plugged away at solving the math problem
bang away, beaver (away), dig (away), drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work
apply (oneself), buckle (down), dig in, hammer (away), knuckle down, pitch in
attack, drive
essay, try
exercise, exert, overexert, overwork
eke out, grind (out), put out, scrabble, scratch
trudge, wade
break, ease (up), let up, slacken
bum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out
bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind
dabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about [British], mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle
3
to provide publicity for
- the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie
advertise, bark, merchandise (also merchandize), sell
push
acclaim, hail, laud, praise
endorse (also indorse), plump (for), plunk (for) or
plonk (for)
recommend, review
announce, broadcast, publish
4
to strike with a missile from a gun
- the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk
blow away, bring down, drop, pick off, shoot down
blaze, pepper, potshot, snipe (at)
blast (at), fire (at)
pistol, shotgun
machine-gun, tommy-gun
croak [slang], destroy, dispatch, d
