to unplug
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- verb
- /ʌnˈplʌg/
:
desconectarse
- Many people benefit from taking time to unplug from screens and focus on face-to-face interactions.
- time to unplug
- completely unplug
- just unplug
They said we need to unplug from the technology.
- They said we need to unplug from the technology.
- The four hour work week is possible, but you need to completely unplug and reset.
- If we don't teach our kids that that that's OK to go, you kind of unplug and like be OK off grid or those things.
- So we do forestry too and spend a lot of time just outside with our pets and unplug too from your devices.
- You know, how can we unplug from what has become so dominant in our culture?
- So learn to turn it off, disconnect, unplug, even if it's just for your hour of power to book those appointments.
- Get rid of your cigarettes, unplug your vape, throw out your dip and get some Lucy nicotine gum or lozenges.
- He would not unplug completely from them and give himself a break to discuss things with his wife and family.
- So what I've been told by the people who've tried to unplug is that, listen, it takes a few days just for to, to grab all the knobs and turn them off.
- And it's, it's, it's really wonderful to think of the unplugging from that because that's almost the anti sort of culture here.
Examples
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After a long week, I decided to unplug from my phone and enjoy some quiet time in nature.
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But yeah, self-care sometimes includes unplugging, just seeing a movie, hanging out with my cats.
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Nice to unplug for a minute.
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Time to unplug from the World.
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We all need to unplug once in a while, with or without a choice.
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Let's unplug for a little bit.
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I think if you unplug from the media, life is a lot simpler.
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It has been just the time that I needed to unplug from the world and just be.
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I tend to unplug one day a week (usually Saturday or Sunday).
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I feel like I have way too much screen time in my life, and a chance to do some pleasure reading is a chance to unplug, to disconnect from the internet, and to deal with a physical object rather than a virtual one.
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Synonyms
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3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
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1.1
To stop a machine or light by using a control such as a button
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3.4
Become relaxed and less tense after work or a stressful time
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Phrasal Verbs
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unplug is also used in a figurative way: think of pulling a plug out of your daily life, so to unplug from social media or devices means to 'stop using devices' and rest.