Plug and Slave

Plug

Plug verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: plugged away at solving the math problem

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

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

Slave

Slave verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: slaving over a hot stove

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

Nearby Words: slavish, slaver, slavery, slaved, slaving

How words are described

new new plug new slave
naked naked plug naked slave
literal literal plug literal slave

Both words in one sentence

  • In the 1992 Dune, the heart plug of the unlucky Harkonnen slave is too far to the left.
  • Cradling Your Kill In the film of Dune, Baron Harkonnen takes a slave, and pulls his heart plug, while holding him close.
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