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male plug

male plug

1 3.9
A connector with two or three metal pins that you insert into a socket to get power
  • noun
  • /meɪl plʌg/
  • Specialized
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  • The electrician replaced the broken male plug to ensure a safe electrical connection.

Examples

  • To power the device, you need to connect the male plug to the appropriate socket.

  • I have some stranded 10 AWG wire with an extension cord male plug on one end.

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  • Before using the appliance, make sure the male plug fits securely into the outlet.

Synonyms

plug
vsmale plug
51 1.3

A device with pins that you insert into a socket to get power

is a more specific technical term for that same device

Surface Forms

male plug singular
male plugs plural

Morphology

male + plug

The noun combines 'male' + 'plug' where 'male' is a specialized, technical use meaning 'having protruding pins' rather than the basic adjective 'masculine'. A B1 learner who knows the general senses of 'male' and 'plug' might guess a contrast with a 'female' connector if familiar with technical conventions or cross-linguistic patterns, but the shifted, metaphorical sense is not fully predictable without exposure.

Etymology

Male plug uses male to name the part with metal 'pins' that stick out and plug to mean something you push into a 'socket'. So, it simply describes a connector with pins that are pushed into a socket to make an electrical connection.