- unplug
- un|plug [ ʌn`plʌg ] verb transitiveto separate a piece of equipment from a power supply by taking its PLUG out of an electric SOCKET
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Unplug It In — Infobox Album | Name = Unplug It In Type = Album Artist = Eddie Money Released = 1992 Recorded = Genre = Rock / Pop Length = 28:53 Label = Columbia Producer = Monty Byrom, Eddie Money and Frank Anthony Reviews = Last album = Right Here (1991)… … Wikipedia
unplug — verb a) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket. To save electricity, I unplug my computer when I am not at home. b) To remove a blockage from (especially a water pipe or … Wiktionary
unplug — [[t]ʌ̱nplʌ̱g[/t]] unplugs, unplugging, unplugged VERB If you unplug an electrical device or telephone, you pull a wire out of a socket so that it stops working. [V n] I had to unplug the phone … English dictionary
unplug — UK [ʌnˈplʌɡ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms unplug : present tense I/you/we/they unplug he/she/it unplugs present participle unplugging past tense unplugged past participle unplugged to separate a piece of equipment from a power supply by… … English dictionary
unplug — transitive verb Date: circa 1775 1. a. to take a plug out of b. to remove an obstruction from 2. a. to remove (as an electric plug) from a socket or receptacle b. to disconnect from an electric circuit by removing a plug < unplug the refrigerator … New Collegiate Dictionary
unplug — unpluggable, adj. /un plug /, v., unplugged, unplugging. v.t. 1. to remove a plug or stopper from. 2. to free of an obstruction; unclog. 3. to disconnect (an appliance, a telephone, etc.) by removing a plug: to unplug a toaster. 4. to remove (an… … Universalium
unplug — verb Unplug is used with these nouns as the object: ↑appliance, ↑cable, ↑cord, ↑machine, ↑modem, ↑phone … Collocations dictionary
unplug — un|plug [ʌnˈplʌg] v past tense and past participle unplugged present participle unplugging [T] to disconnect a piece of electrical equipment by pulling its ↑plug out of a ↑socket ▪ Unplug the TV before you go to bed … Dictionary of contemporary English
