Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which plugs; specifically, a dentists' instrument, of various forms, for driving and packing a filling material into a hole in a carious tooth. See
dental hammer , under hammer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, plugs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who, or that which, plugs.
- noun A
dental instrument used to insertfillings .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who is an active supporter and advocate
Etymologies
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Examples
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Poutine is french fries with gravy and cheese curds on top (a real vein plugger!).
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Poutine is french fries with gravy and cheese curds on top (a real vein plugger!).
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When I was a tanker, we didn't have things like FBCB2 and a plugger was a luxury.
StrategyPage.com 2009
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I guess the only thing separating me from being a plugger is the fact that none of my employers 'names ever contained the syllable' mart '.
Blogtimore, Hon 2008
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The "plugger," however, is the top used to shoot with and as a rule is the boy's choicest one.
Outdoor Sports and Games Claude H. Miller
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Now, I'm not a big "plugger" and I'm definitely not someone who is generally interested in fields like communications, but the program here is so cool that I just feel the need to share.
Jewlicious 2010
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•RB: Sammy Morris, N.E. Old plugger overcame injuries and helped the Patriots 'ground game do the same; Maurice Jones-Drew, Jac.
Annual All-Joe team: Honoring those who won little acclaim 2009
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On this front her TV plugger – Craig McNeil from Beggars – has played something of a blinder.
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He infiltrated the pop music world with the aid of his brother, who was a professional song plugger and worked as a delivery boy for a music publisher.
Smiling With Song Will Friedwald 2011
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He's strong and chiseled but doesn't have the raw size to necessarily be an NFL run-plugger.
Arizona - Team Notes 2010
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