english
1
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noun
socket:
We need an electric plug.
verb
obstructed:
She plugged the pipe.
Simple Definitions
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plug away
informal
to work hard and in a determined way, especially at something that you find difficult
• Katie has been plugging away at her homework for hours., plug into sth
informal
to get to know and receive information about something, or to start using or being involved in it
• Andy is really plugged into the popular music scene.
• We also plug into the research facilities available, and license technology from independent sources., plug (sth) in/plug (sth) into sth
to connect an electrical device to an electrical system or device so that it can be used, by pushing its plug into a socket
• Of course the radio isn't working - you haven't plugged it in!
• I want to plug the kettle into the right-hand socket.
• Can you show me where the microphone plugs into the tape recorder?
• The keyboard plugs in at the back of the computer., plug (sth/sb) into sth
informal
to make something or someone fit well or have good connections with something
• This new product line should be able to plug into our existing distribution network.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun electric ADJ. electric | mains | three-pin, two-pin The iron is fitted with a three-pin plug. | jack | fused VERB + PLUG pull (out), take out | fit, wire | be fitted with | change for a sink, etc. ADJ. basin, bath, sink VERB + PLUG put in | pull out PLUG + NOUN hole (also plughole)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idiom beginning with PLUG, Also see PEG (PLUG) AWAY AT; PULL THE PLUG ON.
American Heritage Idioms