unplug en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʌnˈplʌɡ/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Proto-Germanic *plugjaz Old Dutch *pluggi Middle Dutch *plugge Dutch plugge Dutch plugbor. English plug English unplug From un- + plug.
Meanings
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(transitive) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.
To save electricity, I unplug my computer when I am not at home.
We had unplugged from each other, the kind of unplugging where the charger gets torn out of the computer and the computer automatically dies.
2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN:
- (intransitive) To stop using electronic devices, especially for relaxation or to reduce stress.
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(transitive) To remove a blockage from (especially a water pipe or drain).
I had to unplug the sink the other day: there was far too much hair and gunk down there.
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To temporarily disconnect from worldly experiences.
I need to unplug and spend some time with my family.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unplugging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unplugged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unplugged | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unplugs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unpluggable · unplugged · unplugger
Synonyms
detach (disconnect from a supply) · unclog (remove a blockage) · clear (remove a blockage) · disconnect (disconnect from a supply)
Translations (32)
fi irrottaa pistorasiasta (disconnect from a supply) · pl odłączyć (disconnect from a supply) · cmn 拔開 /拔开 (disconnect from a supply) · vi rút (disconnect from a supply) · bg изваждам от контакта (disconnect from a supply) · da tage ud (disconnect from a supply) · sv dra ut kontakten (disconnect from a supply) · da fjerne (disconnect from a supply) · ga díphlugáil (disconnect from a supply) · ru отсоединя́ть (disconnect from a supply) · fi irrottaa (disconnect from a supply) · es desenchufar (disconnect from a supply) · nrf dêpliodgi (disconnect from a supply) · ja ...の栓を抜く (disconnect from a supply) · it staccare la spina (disconnect from a supply) · cmn 拔 (disconnect from a supply) · gl desenchufar (disconnect from a supply) · km ដកដោត (disconnect from a supply) · ja ...からプラグを抜く (disconnect from a supply) · pt desplugar (disconnect from a supply) · nb trekke ut kontakten (disconnect from a supply) · pl odłączać (disconnect from a supply) · ru отключа́ть (disconnect from a supply) · ca desendollar (disconnect from a supply) · ja ...から栓を抜く (disconnect from a supply) · de (Stecker) herausziehen (disconnect from a supply) · ru отключи́ть (disconnect from a supply) · ru отсоедини́ть (disconnect from a supply) · lut ʔuq̓ʷu (disconnect from a supply) · ja ...のプラグを抜く (disconnect from a supply) · fi irrottaa seinästä (disconnect from a supply) · fr débrancher (disconnect from a supply)