/ English Dictionary |
PLUG IN
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "plug in" is one way to...):
enter; infix; insert; introduce (put or introduce into something)
"Plug in" entails doing...:
join (cause to become joined or linked)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym:
unplug (pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable)