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plough v. 1 till, cultivate, furrow, harrow, Literary delve: They
ought to finish ploughing the south field by tomorrow. 2 drive,
plunge, push, bulldoze, lunge, dive, shove, hurtle, crash: Out
of control, a bus ploughed through the fence and into my garden.
pluck
n. 1 courage, spirit, bravery, grit, boldness, intrepidity,
backbone, mettle, determination, gameness, resolve, resolution,
steadfastness, hardiness, sturdiness, stout-heartedness,
stoutness, fortitude, nerve, Colloq guts, spunk, US sand, Slang
Brit bottle, US moxie: She certainly showed pluck standing up
to the boss like that.
--v. 2 pick, remove, withdraw, draw out, extract: The children
plucked flowers in the garden and made posies. 3 snatch, grab,
yank, jerk, tear (away): She was plucked from the jaws of death
by Tarzan, who happened to be swinging by on a vine. 4 tug (at),
pull (at), catch (at), clutch (at); vellicate: An ancient crone
plucked at his sleeve as he passed.
plug
n. 1 stopper, stopple, bung, cork: If you pull the plug out,
the water will run out. 2 chew, twist, quid, wad, pigtail,
cavendish: As they forbade smoking, he would take snuff or chew
a plug of tobacco. 3 publicity, mention, promotion,
recommendation, puff, blurb, PR; advertisement, Colloq advert,
hype: His book was given a plug on yesterday's evening news.
--v. 4 Often, plug up. stop (up), close (up or off), seal (off
or up), cork, stopper, bung, block, jam, stuff, clog, obstruct,
dam (up): A piece of soap has plugged the drain. 5 publicize,
mention, promote, push, advertise, puff, commend, Colloq boost,
beat the drum for: It wasn't right to plug her brother's
company in her article on double glazing. 6 See plod, 2, above.
plum
n. find, catch, coup, prize, treasure; bonus, cream: Harvey's
landed a plum job as overseas buyer.
plumb n. 1 weight, (plumb-)bob, plummet, lead, sinker: The plumb
holds the string taut and exactly vertical.
--adj. 2 vertical, perpendicular, straight up and down: Make
sure the jamb is plumb before hanging the door.