verb
plug
To shoot someone with a gun.
In the movie, the outlaw plugs the sheriff and flees.
Etymology
Plug developed a slang sense of shooting people, often expressed as plugging them with a bullet. The precise historical route to this use is uncertain.
More examples
- The detective survives after a robber plugs him in the shoulder.
- She fears the gunman will plug her if she moves.
- A witness says the attacker plugged two people before running away.
Forms
plug · plugs · plugged · plugging
Similar words
- shoot
- The standard term, without the slang tone of plug.
- gun down
- Usually suggests shooting people down, often killing or seriously injuring them.