plug in
To connect (an electrical device) to a plug socket.
Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and turning it on again? Ok. Well, are you sure that it's plugged in?
plug
/plʌɡ/
noun 5verb 5
Collocations
13(noun.) electric
ADJ
electric | mains
three-pin, two-pin
I need to find a two-pin plug adapter for my old British kettle.
jack | fused
VERB + PLUG
pull (out), take out | fit, wire | be fitted with | change
(noun.) for a sink, etc.
ADJ
basin, bath, sink
VERB + PLUG
put in | pull out
PLUG + NOUN
hole (also plughole)
Definitions
noun
1
A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
2
A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
3
Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.
Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
4
A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.
5
A high, tapering silk hat.
verb
1
To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.
2
To promote (something, especially a product or service); to mention (something) as if promoting or advertising it.
The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
Kennedy went on nationwide speaking tour to plug environmental conservation.
3
To persist or continue with something.
Near-synonym: plug away
Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.
4
To shoot (someone) with a bullet.
1884, H. Rider Haggard, The Witch's Head I am awfully glad that you kept your nerve and plugged him; it would have been better if you could have nailed him through the right shoulder, which would not have killed him...
5
To have sex with; to penetrate sexually.
Near-synonyms: peg, rail
I’d love to plug him with my strap-on.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fi
- fireplug
verb — deliver a quick blow to
verb — fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
not worth a plug nickel
Having no or almost no value; worthless.
In the screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr., and David Rayfiel, Turner very early on stumbles upon the existence of a kind of super-C.I.A. within the C.I.A., after which his life is no
put the plug in the jug
To cease drinking alcohol; to become teetotal.
pulling the plug
passive euthanasia
plug into
To connect an electric device into something using a plug.
I spent ages trying to fix my computer, before realizing that it wasn't plugged into the wall.
Example Bank
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I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
Wiktionary02
Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.
Wiktionary03
He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.
Wiktionary04
He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.
Wiktionary05
The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
Wiktionary06
Kennedy went on nationwide speaking tour to plug environmental conservation.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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