to plug sth
1plug sth into sth — UK US plug sth into sth Phrasal Verb with plug({{}}/plʌg/ verb [T] ( gg ) ► IT to connect a piece of electrical equipment to another piece of electrical equipment or to the main electricity supply: »He plugged his laptop computer into a wall… …
2plug sth in — UK US plug sth in Phrasal Verb with plug({{}}/plʌg/ verb [T] ( gg ) ► IT to connect a piece of electrical equipment to another piece of electrical equipment or to the main electricity supply: »The printer will begin to work as soon as you plug it …
3ˌplug (sth) ˈinto sth — phrasal verb to connect a piece of equipment to an electricity supply or to another piece of equipment, or to be connected in this way First plug the keyboard into your computer.[/ex] …
4ˌplug sth ˈin — phrasal verb to connect a piece of equipment to an electricity supply or to another piece of equipment I realized I hadn t plugged the TV in.[/ex] …
5plug — plug1 S3 [plʌg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(electricity)¦ 2¦(bath)¦ 3¦(advertisement)¦ 4¦(in an engine)¦ 5 pull the plug (on something) 6¦(to fill a hole)¦ 7¦(for holding screws)¦ 8¦(a piece of something)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 …
6plug — 1 noun (C) 1 ELECTRICITY a) a thing used for connecting a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity: a two pin plug b) BrE informal a piece of plastic, usually on a wall, where electrical equipment is connected to the main… …
7plug — [plʌg] noun [C] I 1) an object that is used for connecting a piece of equipment to an electricity supply 2) an attempt to make people interested in a book, film etc by talking about it in an enthusiastic way on a radio or television programme 3)… …
8plug something in — connect an electrical appliance to a power supply by inserting a plug into an outlet * * * ˌplug sthˈin | ˌplug sth ˈinto sth derived to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity or to another piece of electrical… …
9plug away (at something) — ˌplug a ˈway (at something) [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plug away (at something) he/she/it plugs away (at something) present participle plugging away (at something) past tense plugged away (at something …
10Plug — A variable that handles financial slack in the financial plan. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. plug plug 1 [plʌg] noun [countable] 1. informal MARKETING an attempt to persuade people to …
