What's the difference between plugger and slugger?
Plugger
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, plugs.
Example Sentences:
(1) The results demonstrated that, when the coronal half of the root canal filling material was removed immediately after placement with pluggers, there was a loss of the apical seal and leakage in thirteen of twenty teeth.
(2) It has been shown that the taper should be sufficient to permit deep penetration of the spreader or plugger alongside the gutta-percha during lateral condensation.
(3) Assuming luck runs their way, the radio plugger can keep the playlisters onside, and social media reminds old fans of the band's existence, the Hoosiers might be able to keep their career afloat.
(4) Because all but one sterilized group had fatigue lifetimes statistically equal to or greater than nonsterilized controls, clinicians generally can use any of the three sterilization methods without fear of plugger failure.
(5) The same was true of all those promo copies, posters, radio pluggers and payola men, producers, publicists, tour support, 8x10 glossies, shipping, freight – basically anything that could be associated with a specific band or record was ultimately paid for by the band, not by the record label.
(6) Three different application techniques were used for the Cermet fillings: 1. syringe only, 2. syringe and amalgam plugger, 3. individual occlusal plugger.
(7) Also, the D11 spreader caused greater root distortion than did the B-finger plugger.
(8) Seventy roots were prepared and filled with gutta-percha using the Engine Plugger for thermatic compaction.
(9) After sterilization, experimental and control finger pluggers were subjected to cyclic bending until fracture.
(10) The Calasept injection system followed by a #25 finger plugger was the second most effective technique.
(11) This study did not demonstrate a significant difference statistically in loss of apical seal and leakage between teeth prepared with and those without immediate dowel space preparations with pluggers using a chloropercha filling technique.
(12) Different ways to gain more efficient lateral condensation are studied: plugger and gutta-percha points selection and adaptation, combination with thermomecanical technique or assistance by ultrasonic or thermal systems.
(13) The theory goes that the internet will help artists reach their audiences more directly and make for deeper connections between band and fan; but as yet, self-promotion via social media still lacks the impact of national radio play, and hiring a radio plugger is a must.
(14) Two sources of ultrasonic oscillation were used: a Cavitron 2001 ultrasonic unit with a file in a PR-30 insert and an ENAC ultrasonic unit with a plugger or file.
(15) At the time, there were these two enormously influential record pluggers called Ferret'n'Spanner.
(16) And commercial radio was absolutely locked up by the payola-driven system of the pluggers and program directors.
(17) Significantly less leakage was observed with the heated plugger technique at the 3 mm and 5 mm levels when compared to the 3 mm and 5 mm levels in both the GPX and Gates-Glidden groups.
(18) The incidence of vertical root fractures and the amount of root distortion created during lateral condensation of gutta-percha with either D11 spreaders or B-finger pluggers were evaluated in vitro.
(19) The depth of penetration of a #40 finger plugger under constant weight for 15 min was also determined for each solvent.
(20) "Pluggers know that when they send us music, it's decided by young people whether we play it or not," Adrian explains.
Slugger
Definition:
(n.) One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter.
Example Sentences:
(1) A two run home run for the Rays slugger, and, kapow, Price has a three run lead.
(2) Manager Mike Scioscia may have one-time slugger Josh Hamilton back in time for the postseason, should he heal from rib inflammation ( if they even need him ); same goes for starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker, who has carried the team down the stretch and is recovering from a mild left rib-cage strain , not to mention his rookie hazing role as a Saudi oil tycoon.
(3) The Red Sox were led by powerful performances from starting pitcher Jon Lester and slugger David Ortiz and will head back to Boston for the last two games with a 3-2 series lead.
(4) Triple Crown winner Cabrera is due $44 million over the final two years of his current $152.3 million, eight-year contract that runs through 2015, and sources say the slugger will make $248 million over eight seasons in the new deal.
(5) Union head Michael Weiner said the punishment for the slugger was "way out of line."
(6) First off, Tulo leads the NL in an array of statistics – batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, runs scored, offensive WAR, trailing the Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton by two home runs with 18.
(7) 1.45am BST Rays 1 - Rangers 0, bottom of 2nd Beltre knocks a leadoff double into the corner, but the slugger, nursing a sore hamstring, one which he aggravated yesterday, looks terrible on the bases.
(8) TBS got right to it with Nelson Cruz, being granted an interview with the slugger on the condition that they do not bring up his PED suspension.
(9) ESPN cited two sources in first reporting the result, saying the Milwaukee Brewers slugger tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone, adding that a later test by the World Anti-Doping Agency lab in Montreal determined the testosterone was synthetic.
(10) Ultimately, it came down to an appreciation by the judges of contrasting yet wholly complementary skills that meshed to the delight of the screaming crowd of 20,000 in the MGM Grand Garden Arena: a rumble-forward quality slugger against the master of the counter.
(11) The former slugger hits it to....drum roll please, Neal Walker at second base.
(12) Instead of two on and two out, the Red Sox found themselves with the bases loaded and slugger Mike Napoli, who has been here before, coming to the plate.
(13) Alex Rodriguez just surpassed Willie Mays for sole possession of 4th place on baseball’s all-time home runs list.” The slugger pumped his fist as he rounded first base, and fans gave Rodriguez a standing ovation as he was greeted warmly in the dugout by his team-mates.
(14) An American friend has already sent me a few suggestions regarding the places I might visit, including whiskey distilleries , Lower Broadway in Nashville , Graceland , the John Dillinger museum , the home of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat , demolition derbies , some other things.
(15) The Tigers appear to have been undeterred by recent big money, long-term contracts for ageing sluggers, such as Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton and Alex Rodriguez, which already look like very bad investments.
(16) The Yankees' slugger was initially suspended along with 12 other players in August for his part in the Biogenesis scandal , in which MLB players were accused of involvement with performance enhancing drugs allegedly supplied by the now defunct South Florida anti-aging clinic.
(17) The New York Yankee has launched a lawsuit asking a federal judge to throw out an arbitrator's decision to suspend the slugger for the whole of the 2014 season over his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs.
(18) The New York Yankees slugger announced the news at a press conference on Sunday morning, bringing an end to a 22-season career in which he recorded 696 home runs ( fourth all-time ), 2,084 RBIs and a batting average of .295.
(19) The New York Yankee slugger was banned for 211 games last August but appealed and kept playing until the end of the season.
(20) The club and the league have both repeatedly denied allegations that they are aiming to end the slugger's career.