Unplug — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnplˈʌɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnplˈʌɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnplˈʌɡ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnplˈʌɡ/.

Examples

unplug the hair dryer after using it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disconnect

Antonyms

plug in

Parts of Speech

verb	pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable “unplug the hair dryer after using it”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausstecken

Ziehen Sie den Stecker aus (Elektrogeräten) und machen Sie sie funktionsunfähig

🇫🇷French

débrancher

débrancher la fiche des (appareils électriques) et les rendre inutilisables

🇪🇸Spanish

desenchufar

desenchufar (aparatos eléctricos) y dejarlos inoperables

🇮🇹Italian

staccare la spina

staccare la spina (degli apparecchi elettrici) e renderli inutilizzabili

🇳🇱Dutch

loskoppelen

trek de stekker uit (elektrische apparaten) en maak deze onbruikbaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconectar

retire a ficha de (aparelhos eléctricos) e torne-os inoperantes

🇷🇺Russian

отключить

выдернуть вилку из (электроприборов) и вывести из строя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनप्लग

(बिजली के उपकरणों) का प्लग खींचें और निष्क्रिय कर दें

🇧🇩Bengali

আনপ্লাগ

(বৈদ্যুতিক যন্ত্রপাতি) এর প্লাগ টানুন এবং অকার্যকর রেন্ডার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளக்

(மின் சாதனங்கள்) செருகியை இழுத்து செயலிழக்கச் செய்யவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అన్ప్లగ్

(విద్యుత్ ఉపకరణాలు) యొక్క ప్లగ్‌ని లాగండి మరియు పనికిరానిదిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनप्लग

(विद्युत उपकरणे) चा प्लग ओढून घ्या आणि अकार्यक्षम बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનપ્લગ

(ઇલેક્ટ્રિકલ ઉપકરણો) ના પ્લગ ખેંચો અને નિષ્ક્રિય રેન્ડર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನ್ಪ್ಲಗ್

(ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳು) ನ ಪ್ಲಗ್ ಅನ್ನು ಎಳೆಯಿರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸದಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അൺപ്ലഗ്

(ഇലക്ട്രിക്കൽ ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ) പ്ലഗ് വലിച്ചിട്ട് പ്രവർത്തനരഹിതമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਪਲੱਗ

(ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੇ ਉਪਕਰਨਾਂ) ਦੇ ਪਲੱਗ ਨੂੰ ਖਿੱਚੋ ਅਤੇ ਅਯੋਗ ਰੈਂਡਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ان پلگ

(بجلی کے آلات) کا پلگ کھینچیں اور ناکارہ بنا دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拔

拔掉(电器)的插头并使其无法使用

🇯🇵Japanese

プラグを抜く

（電気製品の）プラグを抜いて使用不能にする

🇰🇷Korean

플러그를 뽑다

(전기제품)의 플러그를 빼서 작동불능으로 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rút phích cắm

rút phích cắm của (thiết bị điện) và khiến nó không hoạt động được

🇹🇭Thai

ถอดปลั๊ก

ให้ดึงปลั๊ก (เครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้า) แล้วทำให้ใช้งานไม่ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

cabut

cabut steker (peralatan listrik) dan membuatnya tidak dapat dioperasikan

🇵🇭Filipino

tanggalin sa saksakan

hilahin ang saksakan ng (mga de-koryenteng kasangkapan) at gawing hindi maoperahan

🇲🇾Malay

cabut plag

tarik palam (peralatan elektrik) dan jadikan tidak boleh beroperasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افصل

اسحب قابس (الأجهزة الكهربائية) واجعله غير صالح للعمل

🇮🇷Persian

برق را بکش

دوشاخه (وسایل برقی) را بکشید و غیر قابل استفاده کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

fişini çek

(elektrikli cihazların) fişini çekin ve çalışmaz hale getirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לנתק

למשוך את התקע של (מכשירים חשמליים) ולהפוך אותו לבלתי פעיל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unplug'?

The primary meaning of 'unplug' is 'pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable'.

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Using 'unplug' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unplug' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unplug' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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