unplugging

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un⋅plug

[uhn-pluhg]

verb, -plugged, -plug⋅ging.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to remove a plug or stopper from.

2.	to free of an obstruction; unclog.

3.	to disconnect (an appliance, a telephone, etc.) by removing a plug: to unplug a toaster.

4.	to remove (an electric plug) from an outlet.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to become unplugged.

Origin:
1765–75; un- ² + plug

Related forms:

un⋅plug⋅ga⋅ble, adjective

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un·plug (ŭn-plŭg')

v. un·plugged, un·plug·ging, un·plugs

v. tr.

1. To remove a plug from.
2. To free from an obstruction.
3. To remove (an electric plug) from an outlet.
4. To disconnect (an electric appliance) by removing a plug from an outlet.
1. To remove (an electric plug) from an outlet.
2. To disconnect (an electric appliance) by removing a plug from an outlet.

v. intr.
To become unplugged.

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