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stop vs plug

plug vs stop

stop and plug both are nouns.

stop and plug both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
plug Yes No Yes No
As nouns, plug is a hyponym of stop; that is, plug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  • plug: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Other hyponyms of stop include breech closer, breechblock, stopper, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock.
stop (noun) plug (noun)
the act of stopping something an old or over-worked horse
a brief stay in the course of a journey blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
a restraint that checks the motion of something an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
an obstruction in a pipe or tube electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes blatant or sensational promotion
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it a wad of something chewable as tobacco
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption
stop (verb) plug (verb)
prevent completion persist in working hard
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments insert as a plug
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of insert a plug into
seize on its way replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
render unsuitable for passage make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
come to a halt, stop moving deliver a quick blow to
cause to end fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
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