plug – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of plug

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to plug sth in
Participle: plugged sth in
Gerund: plugging sth in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iplug sth in
youplug sth in
he;she;itplugs sth in
weplug sth in
youplug sth in
theyplug sth in

Perfect

Ihave plugged sth in
youhave plugged sth in
he;she;ithas plugged sth in
wehave plugged sth in
youhave plugged sth in
theyhave plugged sth in

Past

Iplugged sth in
youplugged sth in
he;she;itplugged sth in
weplugged sth in
youplugged sth in
theyplugged sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad plugged sth in
youhad plugged sth in
he;she;ithad plugged sth in
wehad plugged sth in
youhad plugged sth in
theyhad plugged sth in

Future

Iwill plug sth in
youwill plug sth in
he;she;itwill plug sth in
wewill plug sth in
youwill plug sth in
theywill plug sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have plugged sth in
youwill have plugged sth in
he;she;itwill have plugged sth in
wewill have plugged sth in
youwill have plugged sth in
theywill have plugged sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Iplug sth in
youplug sth in
he;she;itplug sth in
weplug sth in
youplug sth in
theyplug sth in

Perfect

Ihave plugged sth in
youhave plugged sth in
he;she;ithave plugged sth in
wehave plugged sth in
youhave plugged sth in
theyhave plugged sth in

Imperfect

Iplugged sth in
youplugged sth in
he;she;itplugged sth in
weplugged sth in
youplugged sth in
theyplugged sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad plugged sth in
youhad plugged sth in
he;she;ithad plugged sth in
wehad plugged sth in
youhad plugged sth in
theyhad plugged sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould plug sth in
youwould plug sth in
he;she;itwould plug sth in
wewould plug sth in
youwould plug sth in
theywould plug sth in

Perfect

Iwould have plugged sth in
youwould have plugged sth in
he;she;itwould have plugged sth in
wewould have plugged sth in
youwould have plugged sth in
theywould have plugged sth in

Imperative

youplug sth in
weLet's plug sth in
youplug sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam plugging sth in
youare plugging sth in
he;she;itis plugging sth in
weare plugging sth in
youare plugging sth in
theyare plugging sth in

Perfect

Ihave been plugging sth in
youhave been plugging sth in
he;she;ithas been plugging sth in
wehave been plugging sth in
youhave been plugging sth in
theyhave been plugging sth in

Past

Iwas plugging sth in
youwere plugging sth in
he;she;itwas plugging sth in
wewere plugging sth in
youwere plugging sth in
theywere plugging sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been plugging sth in
youhad been plugging sth in
he;she;ithad been plugging sth in
wehad been plugging sth in
youhad been plugging sth in
theyhad been plugging sth in

Future

Iwill be plugging sth in
youwill be plugging sth in
he;she;itwill be plugging sth in
wewill be plugging sth in
youwill be plugging sth in
theywill be plugging sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been plugging sth in
youwill have been plugging sth in
he;she;itwill have been plugging sth in
wewill have been plugging sth in
youwill have been plugging sth in
theywill have been plugging sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be plugging sth in
youwould be plugging sth in
he;she;itwould be plugging sth in
wewould be plugging sth in
youwould be plugging sth in
theywould be plugging sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been plugging sth in
youwould have been plugging sth in
he;she;itwould have been plugging sth in
wewould have been plugging sth in
youwould have been plugging sth in
theywould have been plugging sth in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'plug'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'plug'

glug, lug, plum, pug, slug, alum, blag, bleg, blog, blub,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

have sex with
diddle, hit, plough, rock, shelve, slay, copulate with
persist
stick, persevere
To persist or continue with something.
persevere
stop
block, stuff, close, obstruct, clog, choke, fill, cork
promote
publicize, advertise, sell, mention, boost

Antonyms

stop
start, initiate, open, proceed
promote
degrade, debase, demoralize, discredit

Additional Information

Etymology

1. 1627, originally a seamen's term, probably from Du. plug, from M.Du. plugge "bung, stopper," related to Norw. plugg, Dan. pløg, M.L.G. pluck, Ger. pflock, ultimate origin uncertain. Sense of "wad or stick of tobacco" is attested from 1728. Electrical sense is from 1883; meaning "sparking device in an internal combustion engine" is from 1886. The verb meaning "to close tightly (a hole), to fill" is first recorded 1630. Meaning "advertisement" first recorded 1902, perhaps from verb sense "work energetically at" (c.1865). The noun sense of "advertisement" is from 1902, Amer.Eng. The verb meaning "to popularize by repetition" is from 1906. Slang verb sense "to put a bullet into" is recorded from 1870. Plug-ugly "ruffian" is first attested 1856, originally in Baltimore, from plug, Amer.Eng. slang for the stovepipe hats then popular among young men.
2. From Dutch plug, from Middle Dutch plugge (“peg, plug”), from Old Dutch *pluggi, from Proto-West Germanic *plugi. Further origin unknown. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *plugjaz, but the word seems originally restricted to northern continental West Germanic. Perhaps ultimately from the same source as Dutch plag (“cut-out sod”), itself considered to be from a substrate.
3. Compare German Low German Plüg, Norwegian plug (“peg, wedge”, probably borrowed from Middle Low German), German Pflock (“peg”, restricted to Central German and phonetically divergent). Possibly akin to Lithuanian plúkti (“to strike, hew”).

Sample Sentences

  • He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.
  • The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
  • Kennedy went on nationwide speaking tour to plug environmental conservation.
  • He [Mike Skinner] treats the gig as an opportunity repeatedly to plug the after-party, where he will be DJing. [2019 January 26, Kitty Empire [pseudonym], “The Streets review – the agony and ecstasy of a great everyman”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2019:]
  • Near-synonym: plug away
  • Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.
  • 1884, H. Rider Haggard, The Witch's Head
  • I am awfully glad that you kept your nerve and plugged him; it would have been better if you could have nailed him through the right shoulder, which would not have killed him...
  • Near-synonyms: peg, rail
  • I’d love to plug him with my strap-on.