Plug vs Secure - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- blatant or sensational promotion
- a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
- an old or over-worked horse
- an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
- electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
- blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Definition as Verb
- make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
- replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
- insert a plug into
- insert as a plug
- persist in working hard
- deliver a quick blow to
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
Definition as Verb
- assure payment of
- furnish with battens
- cause to be firmly attached
- make certain of
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- get by special effort
Definition as Adjective
- free from danger or risk
- not likely to fail or give way
- financially safe
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
Examples
- "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
- "Students must plug away at this problem"
- "he punched me in the stomach"
- "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
- "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
- "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
- "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
- "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"
- "he was secure that nothing will be held against him"
- "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
- "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
- "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
- "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"