I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
close/plug a loophole (= change something so that there is no longer a loophole )
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The president is eager to close tax loopholes for foreign companies.
plug and play
spark plug
sparking plug
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
spark
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Always remove the lead from the spark plug of petrol machines and unplug electric models before cleaning or servicing.
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The distance between them is like the gap of a spark plug .
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The spark plugs were found in the lunch box as arranged and he was immediately dismissed in accordance with company practice.
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Automakers worry it shorts out spark plugs .
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However, at a recent service I found signs of burning on the spark plugs and I have reverted to leaded.
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For the sake of the team, she is willing to be the spark plug .
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He was a spark plug at the top of the lineup.
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The first customer orders a set of spark plugs .
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fit
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Consumer pressure groups are calling for legislation to force manufacturers to fit plugs on goods before they leave the factory.
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He fitted on a plug and tried it out in his room, closing the curtains.
pull
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Well, I did have running water; when I pulled the bath plug it ran all over the floor.
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Mir guys, pull the plug .
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The banks can pull the plug .
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George Bush pulled the plug out here fairly early.
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Practically, the banks are not wishing to pull the plug .
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But the firm pulled the plug on the scheme last week, leaving McAlpine fuming.
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But just recently, Bussell effectively pulled the plug on his baby, closing it to all but a handful of friends.
remove
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Switch off the power socket and remove the plug . 2.
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For refrigerators with removable drain plugs , remove plug and force warm water mixed with baking soda through the drain.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He sleeps with plugs in his ears.
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If I ever get that way, just pull the plug .
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the plug on the electric blanket
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Where's the plug in here?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And it comes with a removable air filter, an extra long cable, fitted plug and a two year guarantee.
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Busted cord probably, or the plugs went bad.
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Ear defenders: Are supplied in the form of plug or fibre ear inserts or earphone types which fully enclose the ear.
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Every morning the chemicals in your anti-perspirant react with your sweat to form a plug .
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Gee made two more plugs yesterday.
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Messages for the intelligent plug are carried by signals on the house wiring.
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Practically, the banks are not wishing to pull the plug .
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The distance between them is like the gap of a spark plug .
II. verb
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■ ADVERB
away
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An ideal adventure for beginners, this one should have you plugging away till the wee small hours of the morning.
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In any case, Fred worked, worried, plugged away .
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Said later that he s an exceptional talent and only bad luck stopped him scoring, and to keep plugging away .
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But as Sulloway was plugging away , other scientists were busy debunking birth order.
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He's gone about it quietly, just plugging away and learning from watching others.
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Ian plugged away at the lab that was to become Roslin, trying to improve the technology of animal transgenesis.
in
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For safety reasons therefore, the box must be assembled whenever the unit is plugged in .
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She was also extremely plugged in at Salomon Brothers, in a way that the opportunist was not.
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However, I'd like an individual monitor plugged in as well.
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One example demonstrated at a news conference would require spray cans to be plugged in .
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What would he say of the masses of modern art that you have to plug in in order to fully appreciate?
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He even does rounds at the local hospital, ensuring that the terminally ill remain plugged in .
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SIMMs are simple to fit - they just plug in .
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A device resembling a coaster was attached to the bottom of the can and plugged in , which opened the valve.
just
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Just plug in a phone number.
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SIMMs are simple to fit - they just plug in.
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Just plug in a couple of speakers and one mains socket and the whole thing springs to life.
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He's gone about it quietly, just plugging away and learning from watching others.
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Just plug into the Sun and go.
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You just plug in the amp and away you go.
simply
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Simply plug the aerial into the board at the back of your computer.
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The transformer simply plugs into a mains socket indoors or in a garage, and only the low-voltage wire is taken outside.
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The expatriate's role is often poorly defined; instead of genuine capacity building, expatriates simply plug gaps.
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There are many portable types available for hire which simply plug into the 13amp socket.
up
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Rather than plugging up your pores with chemicals, Kyomi uses a new material derived from natural plant fibres.
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On Sept. 3, another Premium pipe became plugged up , sending more waste into the Mussel Fork.
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My well of songs would dry up , or be plugged up with concrete.
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Without enough liquid, fiber can plug up the intestines.
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But if the artery stays plugged up for something like 15 minutes or more, permanent damage occurs.
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But the plumber she called when the toilet kept plugging up sometimes found plastic baggies in it.
■ NOUN
computer
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Certainly there are commercially available recognition units which can be plugged into home computers but they are very unsophisticated.
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Industrial spies may even be able to plug their own personal computers into confidential data-networks.
ear
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Give him a plastic or wooden spoon and plug your ears !
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A sprinkle more, seeking him; he plugged his ear with his pinky.
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Lashed to the mast, did he think the wax he'd also plugged his own ears with would work?
gap
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Insurance companies aim to plug the gap .
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Many professionals said this failed to plug a gap in the Children Act.
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Small businesses are crying out for workers, and poor foreigners plug a gap .
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The remaining people would become overburdened trying to plug the gaps .
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A lack of adequate reserves means the company will have to plug the gap using other resources.
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McAllister spelled out what's needed to start plugging the 11-point gap between themselves and leaders Norwich.
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The expatriate's role is often poorly defined; instead of genuine capacity building, expatriates simply plug gaps .
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He hopes that I may be able, in some way, to plug the gap in his family history.
port
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Controlling your craft couldn't be simpler - plug your joystick in port 2 and get going!
socket
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I don't shut all the internal doors and I certainly don't pull most plugs out at the socket .
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The device, small enough to fit in a shirt pocket, plugs into a wall socket .
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The transformer simply plugs into a mains socket indoors or in a garage, and only the low-voltage wire is taken outside.
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It's a portable car phone that can be plugged into the socket of a cigarette lighter.
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There are many portable types available for hire which simply plug into the 13amp socket .
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Her head was back and her chin raised, resin plugging the eye sockets .
spark
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His grin was coated with carbon from years of taking out spark plugs with his teeth.
■ VERB
keep
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You have to keep plugged into the latest artistic fashions.
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But the plumber she called when the toilet kept plugging up sometimes found plastic baggies in it.
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Said later that he s an exceptional talent and only bad luck stopped him scoring, and to keep plugging away.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Don't pour oil in the sink - it'll plug up the drain.
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The author used the opportunity of appearing on TV to give his latest book a plug .
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The only reason she agreed to be interviewed was to plug her new record.
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They plugged him full of lead.
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Whitaker was there to plug his new movie.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A cyberspace scout sits in a dark room and then plugs a modem directly into his brain.
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A sprinkle more, seeking him; he plugged his ear with his pinky.
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Her head was back and her chin raised, resin plugging the eye sockets.
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I plugged my naked feet in between the empty seats as tears rolled down my cheeks.
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Its only disadvantage is that it isn't as quite as easy as plugging in a coprocessor card.
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She had not noticed Amy filling and plugging in an electric kettle, but it was singing efficiently next to the cooker.
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When one of the cofferdams sprang a huge leak, it was plugged with old mattresses.
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You then plug your appliance into the adaptor - absolutely no wiring or electrical know-how is needed.