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to unplug

to unplug

28 2.6
To take a plug out of a wall socket so an electric device stops getting power
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈplʌɡ/
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  • Lastly, you can always just unplug your computer or disconnect your machine from the network.
  • unplug appliances
  • unplug the computer
  • unplug the machine

He wants to know about how to unplug the Elogs in your truck.

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Examples

  • Before cleaning the room, make sure to unplug the lamp from the socket.

  • Turn off lights and unplug appliances you are not using.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Okay, all right, just unplug it.

    Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

  • -Should I unplug the phone?

    Jerry Maguire (1996)

  • Then she would slide the security lock on the door, unplug the phone, and go to bed.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • So first of all, let's unplug this little cable.

  • We asked what should people do now and they said unplug the fan hub.

    Gamers Nexus

  • You two, head to the garage and unplug the car battery.

    The Recall (2017)

  • All I got to do is unplug this from the modem.

  • Jilly waited for him to speak, but he went instead to unplug the kettle and finish making the coffee.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

to disconnect
vsto unplug
161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

refers more to removing one cord rather than any separation
to plug out
vsto unplug
  • UK
4.9

Take a device's power cable out of a socket to stop electricity

means the same action but is the common everyday phrasing
to unplug the device
vsto unplug
2.5

Remove a device's plug from the socket so it has no power

is the shorter general instruction without naming the object
to de-energize
vsto unplug
  • Specialized
6.7

To make equipment safe by turning off its power

means instead the simple manual act of pulling out a cord to stop power

Antonyms

to plug in
54 2.8

To connect an electrical device to a power socket by inserting its cord

Phrasal Verbs

to unplug the device
2.5

Remove a device's plug from the socket so it has no power

How Connected

to plug in
12 3.2
to unplug
28 2.6

Surface Forms

unplug infinitive
unplugged past
unplugged past participle
unplugging present participle
unplugs third person singular

Morphology

unplug = plug (transparent) = un + plug

A straightforward negative prefix 'un-' applied to the verb 'plug', meaning to reverse the action of connecting.

Etymology

Unplug comes from un- ('remove') and plug, the stopper or device you put into a socket, so to unplug something is to take its plug out and stop the electricity.