Words / B1

PLUGH-ohl/ˈplʌɡ həʊl/

A plug hole (id: plug-hole) is the hole in a sink or bath where water drains away (UK; also plughole). A plug stops the water; a drain is the pipe. Halls: hair in the plug hole still goes on the cleaning rota; a sock is not a filter.

Meaning

The hole in a sink or bath where water drains away (UK; also plughole).

Examples

• “Hair in the plug hole still goes on the halls cleaning rota; a sock is not a filter.”
• “A blocked plug hole in the science prep sink still needs the technician; pouring paint down it is a pollution fail.”

Good to know

a plug hole (UK). Close: a plughole. Contrast: a plug / a drain. Halls / labs. Countable holes. Mix-up: a plug is also an electrical plug; this hole is in the sink.

Near in meaning

plughole

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