Usually means: Device inserted to reduce noise.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word earplug:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. earplug: Merriam-Webster
  2. earplug: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. earplug: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. earplug: Collins English Dictionary
  5. earplug: Vocabulary.com
  6. earplug: Wordnik
  7. earplug: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. earplug: Wiktionary
  9. earplug: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. earplug: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. earplug: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. earplug: Dictionary.com
  13. Earplug: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. earplug: FreeDictionary.org
  15. earplug: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. earplug: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. earplug: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. earplug: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. earplug: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.
verb:  (transitive) To fit with earplugs.

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