Often a gold coin that has been holed will have the hole filled with a plug of gold so the coin appears more collectable (although not normally to deceive). Some old coins made of tin were also plugged with a small piece of copper to make forgery harder.
An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
A permanent plug, usually either cast iron or cement, set in a borehole to block the flow of fluids to isolate sections of the well or to permanently plug a dry hole or depleted well.
Similar to interconnects, but vertically (rather than horizontally) aid in connecting various levels in the intergrated circuits. Consist of a metal filling (often tungsten) in a hole etched through a layer of insulator.
a cylindrical or elliptical skin piece (4-5 mm in diameter) containing about 10 to 20 hairs.
crease pattern that is used to fill in holes in box-pleated patterns.
Cylindrical piece of wood (similar to a dowel) used to fill a countersunk hole. Some plugs can be sanded flush with a board's surface. Others have a rounded button-like head and are designed to be left unsanded.
At both ends of a cord used to connect a guitar and an amplifier are plugs. Like the plug on the end of a pair of headphones, this plug makes the electrical connection when you plug it into a jack (the small hole in the guitar and in the front of the amp). The most common size is 1/4" in diameter.
To fill a hole with a plastic that hardens so that you can drill the holes in a different area.
Object or device that serves to block a hole or passageway such as a cement plug in a borehole.
A piece of wood, fitted into a hole in a vessel or boat, so as to let in or keep out water.
A piece of a rug sewn or woven into the hole of another rug.
To fill in a hole on a coin with metal. Occasionally, one will come across a coin which had a hole drilled in it for wearing on a chain. Some will try to repair the coin by "plugging" the hole.
1. An object used to stop up a hole or gap. 2. Wood or other filler used in filling a hole. 3. An electrical device (male fitting) with projecting prongs, to be fitted into an outlet to make contact and provide electrical power. 4. A small wedge or segment cut from something. 5. Threaded fitting to screw in to the end of a female pipe-fitting to seal it closed.
A piece from another rug sewn or woven into a hole in a rug.