Plug
Plug verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: plugged away at solving the math problem
Play
Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.
Usage example: told her son that he needed some time to run and play in the yard after his hard work
How words are described
| long | long plug | long play |
| normal | normal plug | normal play |
| regular | regular plug | regular play |
| standard | standard plug | standard play |
| Other adjectives: obvious, big, bad, new, traditional, last, latest. | ||
Common collocations
| time | plug time | play time |
| characters | plug characters | play characters |
| game | plug game | play game |
| card | plug card | play card |
| Other words: guitar. | ||
Cite this Source
Play and Plug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plug/play
Plug & Play. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plug/play>.
Play or Plug. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plug/play.
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