promotion vs plug

plug vs promotion

promotion and plug both are nouns.

promotion is not a verb while plug is a verb.

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

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

promotion: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
plug: blatant or sensational promotion

Other hyponyms of promotion include buildup, PR, public relations, blurb, endorsement, indorsement, ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, pitch, sales pitch, sales talk, ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing, sales promotion.

promotion (noun)	plug (noun)
act of raising in rank or position	an old or over-worked horse
the advancement of some enterprise	blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution	an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something	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

promotion (verb)	plug (verb)
	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 promotion and plug

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