plug

«plug» in Mova's school dictionary: the part on the end of an electric wire that you push… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a plug, plugs); verb (plug, plugs, plugged, plugging)

meaning for a pupil

1) A plug is the part on the end of an electric wire that you push into a socket to get power. tree →

2) A plug is a round piece of rubber or plastic that blocks the hole in a bath or sink. tree →

3) To plug a hole is to block it. tree →

4) To plug something in is to connect it to the electricity supply. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety, never touch plugs or sockets with wet hands, never put fingers or objects in sockets, do not overload sockets, pull the plug not the cable, and tell an adult if a plug is hot or sparks. In the bathroom, pull out the plug to let water drain. Phrases: «plug in», «unplug», «pull the plug» (stop something), «earplugs».

examples

• Plug in the lamp, please. tree →
• Never touch a plug with wet hands. tree →
• Pull out the plug to empty the bath. tree →
• Unplug the toaster before cleaning it. tree →
• Hold the plug, not the wire, to pull it out. tree →
• We plugged the hole in the boat with a cloth. tree →
• Wear earplugs at the fireworks. tree →
• The TV is not working because it's not plugged in. tree →
• Koane!” cried she, “come and help me to plug up the hole. tree →

note

Double g: plugged, plugging. In US/Canada «plug» and «socket/outlet»; in the UK and Ireland plugs have three square pins; Australia and NZ use angled pins. A «plug» goes into a «socket» — they are different things.

In the corpora

• When you cut yourself, platelets and stringy fibres make a net that plugs the cut and hardens into a scab.
• You should always dry your hands before touching plugs, switches or electrical appliances.
• Putting metal into a toaster while it is plugged in can give you an electric shock.
• Damaged cables, hot plugs and chargers smothered under bedding are warning signs of a fault that can start a fire.
• Keep away from plugs and switches if there is water on the floor, and tell a grown-up.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «plug» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.