plug in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
plug in Kashmiri कॉशुर
plug in Sindhi سنڌي
plug in Tamil தமிழ்
plug in Telugu తెలుగు
plug in English
- plug⇄expr. plug in,
a. to make an electrical connection by inserting a plug into an outlet.
Ex. to plug in the television set. [He] brought a tape recorder into the Secretary's office, plugged it in, and asked a number of questions about Administ - plug⇄expr. pull the plug, to disconnect life-sustaining equipment, such as a respirator.
Ex. Establishing brain death as a judicial standard ... permits the physician to ""pull the plug"" without even committing an act of passive euthanasia. The patient - plug⇄noun 1. a piece of wood or other substance, used to stop up a hole, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
Ex. Put the plug in the drain before all the water runs out.
(SYN) stopper, stopple.
2. a device to make an electrical connection - plug⇄plug, noun, verb, plugged,plugging.
- plug⇄v.i. 1. (Informal.) to work steadily; plod.
Ex. She plugged away at the typewriter.
2. (Slang.) to hit; shoot. - plug⇄v.t. 1. to stop up or fill with a plug.
Ex. He quickly plugged the drain to keep the bathwater from running out. (Figurative.) Opinion was sadly split as to how the air-defense gap could be plugged (Newsweek).
(SYN) close.
2. to conne