English
Etymology
un- + plug
Pronunciation
Verb
unplug (third-person singular simple present unplugs, present participle unplugging, simple past and past participle unplugged)
- (transitive) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.
- To save electricity, I unplug my computer when I am not at home.
- (intransitive) To stop using electronic devices, especially for relaxation or to reduce stress.
- (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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
disconnect from a supply
- Armenian: please add this translation if you can
- Catalan: desendollar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 拔開／拔开, 拔开 (bákāi), 拔 (zh) (bá)
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- Finnish: irrottaa pistorasiasta, irrottaa seinästä (colloquial), irrottaa (fi)
- French: débrancher (fr)
- Georgian: please add this translation if you can
- German: (Stecker) herausziehen
- Japanese: ...からプラグを抜く (... kara puragu o nuku), ...から栓を抜く (... kara sen o nuku), ...のプラグを抜く (... no puragu o nuku), ...の栓を抜く (... no sen o nuku)
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- Norman: dêpliodgi
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- Russian: отсоединя́ть (ru) impf (otsojedinjátʹ), отсоедини́ть (ru) pf (otsojedinítʹ), отключа́ть (ru) impf (otključátʹ), отключи́ть (ru) pf (otključítʹ)
- Spanish: desenchufar (es)
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