■ noun a plug of soft material inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual blood.
↘ Medicine a plug of material used to stop a wound or block an opening in the body and absorb blood or secretions.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) plug with a ~.
Origin
C19: from Fr., nasalized var. of tapon 'plug, stopper', ult. of Gmc origin and related to tap 1 .