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plug 2 / plAg / verb ( plugs, plug ging, plugged )

to fill a hole, so that nothing can get out

He plugged the hole in the pipe with an old rag.

plug something in to join a lamp, machine, etc. to the

electricity, using a plug 1 ( 1 )

Can you plug in the television, please?

—ANTONYM unplug

plum / plAm / noun [ count ]

a soft round fruit with a hard round part (called a pit ) in the middle

—Look at the picture at fruit .

plumb • er / ' pkmar / noun [ count ]

a person whose job is to put in and repair things like water pipes and toilets

plumb • ing / ' pkmig / noun

[noncount]

the pipes that carry water into and around a building The builders are putting in the plumbing and central heating.

the work of a plumber

plump / plAmp / adjective ( plump er , plump • est )

a little fat, in a nice way a plump baby

plunge / pknd3 / verb

( plung es , plung • ing , plunged )

to jump or fall suddenly into something She plunged into the pool.

to push something suddenly and strongly into something else

I plunged my hand into the water. plu • ral / ' plural / noun [count]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) the form of a word that shows there is more than one The plural of "child" is "children." ► plu • ral adjective

Most plural nouns in English end in "s."

—Look at singular .

plus 1 AW Ц / plAs / preposition

( MATH ) added to; and

Two plus three is five (2 + 3 = 5).

All of our class plus half of another class are going.

—ANTONYM minus

plus2AWЩ / plAs / noun [ count ] ( plural plus • es )

( also plus sign / ' plAs sain / ) ( MATH ) the sign ( + )

an advantage

The job involves a lot of travel, which is a big plus . —ANTONYM minus

plus 3 AW Ц / plAs / adjective

(used after a number) or more He must earn $100,000 plus.

(used after a letter grade on students' work) a little more than

I got a B plus (= B+ ) on my essay. —ANTONYM minus

plu • to • ni • um / plu' touniam / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol Pu )

( CHEMISTRY ) a dangerous chemical substance that is used as a fuel in places where they make nuclear energy (called power plants )

p.m. / |pi ' em / abbreviation

You use p.m. after a time to show that it is between 12

o'clock in the day and 12 o'clock at night

The plane leaves at 3 p.m. (= 3 o'clock in the afternoon )

Look at a.m. .

pneu • mo • nia / nu' mounya / noun [noncount]

( HEALTH ) a serious illness of the lungs (= the parts of your body that you breathe with )

poach / poutf / verb ( poach •es,poach • ing ,poached)

1 to cook food gently in liquid

had a poached egg for breakfast.

to kill and steal animals, birds, or fish from another person's land

P.O. Box / |pi ' ou baks / noun [ count ] ( plural P.O. Box . es )

a box in a post office for keeping any mail sent to a person or an office

The address to write to is P.O. Box 71.

P0Ck .et О / 'pakot / noun [ count ]

the part of a piece of clothing that you can put things in

I put the key in my pocket.

Look at the picture at clothes .

pick someone's pocket

to steal money from someone's pocket or bag

pock • et • book / ' pakatbuk /

a small bag that a woman uses for carrying things like money and keys

—SYNONYM purse

pock • et • knife / ' pakatnaif / noun [ count ] ( plural pock . et • knives / ' pakatnaivz / ) a small knife with one or more sharp parts (called blades ) that fold down into the handle

—SYNONYM jackknife pod / pad / noun [ count ]

( BIOLOGY ) a long, thin case that some plants have, which is filled with seeds Peas grow in pods.

—Look at the picture at vegetable .

pod • cast / ' padkrest / noun [ count ]

( COMPUTERS ) something that has been recorded so that you can take it from the Internet and watch or listen to it on your computer or MP3 player (= a small device that stores and plays music and video )