Charles shouted upstairs to his wife,» Hurry up or we’ll be late.» «Oh, be quiet,» replied his wife. «Haven’t I been telling you for the last hour that I’ll be ready in a minute?»
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PLEB n. Colloq. Usu. Derog. = *plebeian 2. plebby adj. [abbreviation of *plebeian]
PLOD —v. (-dd-) 1 walk doggedly or laboriously; trudge. - work slowly and steadily. —n. Spell of plodding. plodder n. [probably imitative]
PLOP —n. Sound as of a smooth object dropping into water without a splash. —v. (-pp-) fall or drop with a plop. —adv. With a plop. [imitative]
PLOT —n. - defined and usu. Small piece of land. - interrelationship of the main events in a play, novel, film, etc. - conspiracy or secret plan. —v. (-tt-) 1 make a plan or map of. - (also absol.) Plan or contrive secretly (a crime etc.). - mark on a chart or diagram. - make (a curve etc.) By marking out a number of points. - provide (a play, novel, film, etc.) With a plot. plotter n. [old english and french complot]
PLOW (us plow) —n. - implement for cutting furrows in the soil and turning it up. - implement resembling this (snowplough). - (the plough) the great bear (see *bear2) or its seven bright stars. —v. - (also absol.) Turn up (the earth) with a plough. - (foll. By out, up, etc.) Turn or extract with a plough. - furrow or scratch (a surface) as with a plough. - produce (a furrow or line) thus. - (foll. By through) advance laboriously, esp. Through work, a book, etc. - (foll. By through, into) move violently like a plough. - colloq. Fail in an examination. plough back 1 plough (grass etc.) Into the soil to enrich it. - reinvest (profits) in the business producing them. [old english]
PLOY n. Cunning manoeuvre to gain advantage. [origin unknown]
PLUG —n. - piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole, used to fill a gap or cavity or act as a wedge or stopper. - a device of metal pins in an insulated casing, fitting into holes in a socket for making an electrical connection. B colloq. Electric socket. - = *spark-plug. - colloq. Piece of free publicity for an idea, product, etc. - cake or stick of tobacco; piece of this for chewing. —v. (-gg-) 1 (often foll. By up) stop (a hole etc.) With a plug. - slang shoot or hit (a person etc.). - colloq. Seek to popularize (an idea, product, etc.) By constant recommendation. - colloq. (foll. By away (at)) work steadily (at). plug in connect electrically by inserting a plug into a socket. [low german or dutch]
PLUM n. - a small sweet oval fleshy fruit with a flattish pointed stone. B tree bearing this. - reddish-purple colour. - raisin used in cooking. - colloq. Something prized (often attrib.: plum job). have a plum in one's mouth have an affectedly rich voice. [latin: related to *prune1] - pudding n. = *christmas pudding.
PLUS —prep. - with the addition of (symbol +). - (of temperature) above zero (plus 2°). - colloq. With; having gained; newly possessing. —adj. - (after a number) at least (fifteen plus). - (after a grade etc.) Rather better than (beta plus). - math. Positive. - having a positive electrical charge. - (attrib.) Additional, extra. —n. - the symbol +.
POCK n. (also pock-mark) small pus-filled spot on the skin, esp. Caused by chickenpox or smallpox. pock-marked adj. [old english]
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