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cable
Noun
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A cable is a strong wire or rope that is often made out of metal.
A strong cable held the two trees together.
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A cable can also be a cord that allows information to pass through.
My internet wasn't working because a cable was unplugged.
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Sometimes cable is short for cable television.
Do you have cable or satellite television?
cable
Verb
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To cable something, you use strong wires to attach two things together.
Cable the boats together so that they don't float away.
plug
Noun
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A plug is an object that fills a gap. Examples of a plug are, an electrical plug which plugs into the wall or electrical socket, a sink plug (or stopper) which stops the water from draining out of the sink or bath.
plug
Verb
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If you plug something you close by putting something into it.
We use corks to plug the barrels.
We were able to plug the leek for now.
I plugged my ears with my finger because of the noise.
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If you plug something in (or into) you put into a socket.
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If you plug something in you connect it to electricity.
You have to plug the computer in if for it to work.
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If you plug in an idea or way of doing something, you use it as a whole (without changing it).
We just plugged in the results from last year and everything worked.
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If something plugs something else closes it tightly.
The cork plugged the bottle.
The mudslide plugged the way out of the cave, trapping us.