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# [[fulogi]], [[matoshi]]/[[matoshiya]]. <> A '''plug''' is an object that fills a gap. Examples of a plug are, an [[electric]]al plug which plugs into the wall or electrical [[socket]], a [[sink]] plug (or stopper) which stops the [[water]] from [[drain]]ing out of the sink or [[bath]]. | # [[fulogi]], [[matoshi]]/[[matoshiya]]. <> A '''plug''' is an object that fills a gap. Examples of a plug are, an [[electric]]al plug which plugs into the wall or electrical [[socket]], a [[sink]] plug (or stopper) which stops the [[water]] from [[drain]]ing out of the sink or [[bath]]. | ||
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Pronunciation
Noun
- fulogi, matoshi/matoshiya. <> 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.
Verb
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Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
- toshe <> (transitive) If you plug something you close by putting something into it.
- We used the newspapers to plug the holes in the walls so that the rats would find it a bit harder to enter. <> Mun toshe ramukan da ke bangon gidan da jaridun don kada ɓeraye su shigo da sauƙi. [1]
- 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.
- (transitive) If you plug something in (or into) you put into a socket.
- (transitive) If you plug something in you connect it to electricity.
- You have to plug the computer in if for it to work.
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) If something plugs something else closes it tightly.
- The cork plugged the bottle.
- The mudslide plugged the way out of the cave, trapping us.