tapón de drenaje

Phonetic: "/dɹeɪn/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

Example: The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.

Definition: An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.

Definition: Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.

Example: That rental property is a drain on our finances.

Definition: An act of urination.

Definition: One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

Definition: An outhole.

Definition: A drink.

Phonetic: "/dɹeɪn/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To lose liquid.

Example: The clogged sink drained slowly.

Definition: To flow gradually.

Example: The water of low ground drains off.

Definition: To cause liquid to flow out of.

Example: Please drain the sink. It's full of dirty water.

Definition: To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.

Example: They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built.

Definition: To deplete of energy or resources.

Example: The stress of this job is really draining me.

Definition: To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.

Definition: To filter.

Definition: To fall off the bottom of the playfield.

Phonetic: "/plʌɡ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

Example: I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.

Definition: Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.

Example: Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.

Definition: A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.

Example: He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.

Definition: A high, tapering silk hat.

Definition: A worthless horse.

Example: That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!

Definition: Any worn-out or useless article.

Definition: A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.

Definition: A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these.

Example: During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.

Definition: A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.

Example: Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.

Definition: A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.

Example: The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.

Definition: A small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate.

Definition: (jewellery) A short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in the ear.

Definition: A drug dealer.

Definition: A branch from a water-pipe to supply a hose.

Phonetic: "/plʌɡ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

Example: He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.

Definition: To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.

Example: The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.

Definition: To persist or continue with something.

Example: Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.

Definition: To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.

Definition: To have sex with, penetrate sexually.

Example: I'd love to plug him.