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unplug
[ uhn-pluhg ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove a plug or stopper from.
- to free of an obstruction; unclog:
a pill to unplug clogged arteries.
- to disconnect (an appliance, a telephone, etc.) by removing its plug from an outlet:
to unplug a toaster.
- to remove (an electric plug with its cord) from an outlet.
verb (used without object)
- to become unplugged.
- to refrain from using digital or electronic devices for a period of time:
It's a great place to relax and unplug.
unplug
/ ʌnˈplʌɡ /
verb
- to disconnect (an electrical appliance) by taking the plug out of the socket
- to remove a plug or obstruction from
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- un·plugga·ble adjective
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Example Sentences
No cars, no medicine, no microwaves, no phones—just unplug from everything science has given you and leave the rest of us alone.
But to say we need to unplug … stopping progress is a bad, bad, bad idea.
He rarely suggests that we develop the fortitude to unplug our brains from the news-generated matrix that subsumes us.
One obvious (and healthy) way to unplug is to go exercise—ideally doing something that requires you use both hands.
“I never unplug,” says Edith Zimmerman, editor of The Hairpin.
His partner moved quickly and efficiently around the bed, eventually figuring out how to unplug the horn.
To unplug a lamp you should grasp (cord) (plug) firmly and pull.
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