cork up vs plug

plug vs cork up

cork up is not a noun while plug is a noun.

cork up and plug both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cork up	No	No	Yes	No
plug	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, plug is a hypernym of cork up; that is, plug is a word with a broader meaning than cork up:

cork up: close a bottle with a cork
plug: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

Other hypernyms of cork up include secure, stop up.

cork up (noun)	plug (noun)
	an old or over-worked horse
	blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
	an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
	electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
	an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
	blatant or sensational promotion
	a wad of something chewable as tobacco

cork up (verb)	plug (verb)
close a bottle with a cork	persist in working hard
	insert as a plug
	insert a plug into
	replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
	make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
	deliver a quick blow to
	fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

Difference between cork up and plug

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