Break and Plug

Break

Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Plug and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plug" instead the word "Break" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Plug noun - Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly.

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Break and plug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead the word "Plug" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

long	long break	long plug
brief	brief break	brief plug
standard	standard break	standard plug
massive	massive break	massive plug
Other adjectives: big, huge, new, last, commercial, biggest.

Elementary has such a blatant plug for the Microsoft Surface Tablet (and Bing) that you could be forgiven for wondering if an ad break had just started without you noticing.

Source: Product Placement / Live-Action TV
Digby the Human Mole in The '70s UK Anthology Comic Plug was a criminal whose mole-like appearance made him a brilliant tunneller, using this both to break into places and break out of jail.

Source: Tunnel King
Plug from The Bash Street Kids, though chances are his ugliness will make anything break.

Source: Mirror-Cracking Ugly

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