To close a bottle with a cork; SYN. cork up.

To cause to grow together parts from different plants; SYN. engraft, ingraft.

1. To fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; SYN. stop up, secure.
2. To make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote.
3. To persist in working hard; SYN. plug away.

1. To cause to stop
2. To come to a halt, stop moving; SYN. halt.
3. To interrupt a trip; SYN. stop over.
4. To stop from happening or developing; SYN. halt, block, kibosh.

To close or secure with or as if with a stopper

ETYM Cf. German, Dan., and Swed. kork, Dutch kurk; all from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, corticis, bark, rind. Related to Cortex.
1. Outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
2. The plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle).

ETYM Akin to Dutch plug, German pflock, Dan. plök, plug, Swed. plugg; cf. W. ploc.
A device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection; SYN. male plug.
A connector, especially a male connector, one that fits into a socket. See also male connector.

1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.
2. A cork.

To close a bottle with a cork; SYN. cork up.