promote vs plug

plug vs promote

promote is not a noun while plug is a noun.

promote and plug both are verbs.

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

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

promote: make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
plug: make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

Other hyponyms of promote include propagandise, propagandize, bill, agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push.

promote (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

promote (verb)	plug (verb)
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)	persist in working hard
change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent	insert as a plug
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece	insert a plug into
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position	replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
contribute to the progress or growth of	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 promote and plug

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