plug-n; 9 Senses

Sense Number 1: a stopper on or in a container

Commentary:PLUG[+artifact][+stopper]

Examples:
Mary put a rubber plug in the basin to let it fill with water.
Sally put a plug in the baby's mouth to stop its crying. (a pacifier)
John removed the crystal plug of the decanter and poured himself a shot of cognac.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a chewable wad of substance

Commentary:PLUG[+artifact][+wad][+of_substance][+chewable]

Examples:
The baseball pitcher stuffed a plug of tobacco into his cheek.
Johnny blew a huge bubble from the plug of gum he'd been chewing.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a naturally formed obstruction

Commentary:PLUG[+form][+natural][+obstruction]

Examples:
Hardened lava formed a plug over the volcano's original vent.
The patient's blood had clotted, forming a plug in an artery.
John removed a plug of hair from the bathtub drain.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 4: a blatant promotion for something

Commentary:PLUG[+event][+speech_act][+promotion][+blatant]

Examples:
Sally made a plug for her new blog site during her announcement of the speaker.
The company paid for a thirty-second plug for its new energy-saving policies.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 5: spark generator for a combustion engine

Commentary:PLUG[+artifact][+device][+spark_generator][+of_engine][+combustion]

Examples:
The mechanic replaced the spark plugs in Mary's car.
How much will a spark plug cost?

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 6: pronged connector for an electrical socket

Commentary:PLUG[+artifact][+device][+pronged][+connector][+for_socket][+electrical]

Examples:
Stick the plug in the wall to see how the lights look on the Christmas tree.
This vacuum cleaner has a three-pronged plug for safety.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 7: a fire hydrant

Commentary:PLUG[+artifact][+device][+hydrant]

Examples:
John's dog likes to mark the fire plug at the end of his street.
The firemen opened the plugs and drained the water out of them.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 8: an old, slow horse

Commentary:PLUG[+entity][+animal][+horse][+old]

Examples:
The village milkman made his rounds in a wagon drawn by an old plug.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 9: terminate an activity

Examples:
The investors are pulling the plug on Tom's research project.
The producers are not ready to pull the plug yet on that sit-com.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom