Plugged
['plʌɡd] or [plʌg]
Definition
(adj.) (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Plug
Typist: Sharif
Examples
- Shunt and series field-windings were added to the motor, and the series windings could be plugged in and out of circuit as desired. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The coil of coarse wire was in series with the armature, just as the resistance-boxes had been, and could be plugged in or out of circuit at the will of the locomotive driver. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Where thou plugged it in the dirt with the fall. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The series winding was supplemented by resistance-boxes, also capable of being plugged in or out of circuit. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- His head was in the shadow but the sun shone on his plugged and bandaged wound and on his hands that were cupped over it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typist: Sharif