plug vs chink

plug and chink both are nouns.

plug and chink both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plug	Yes	No	Yes	No
chink	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, chink is a hyponym of plug; that is, chink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plug:

plug: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
chink: fill the chinks of, as with caulking

Other hyponyms of plug include stopper, stopple, tampon, cork, cork up.

plug (noun)	chink (noun)
an old or over-worked horse	a short light metallic sound
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly	a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire	(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
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

plug (verb)	chink (verb)
persist in working hard	make cracks or chinks in
insert as a plug	fill the chinks of, as with caulking
insert a plug into	make or emit a high sound
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

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