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Idioms about plug
- to discontinue or terminate: The government has threatened to pull the plug on further subsidies.
- to disconnect life-sustaining equipment from (a moribund patient).
pull the plug on, Informal.
Origin of plug
1620–30; <Dutch; cognate with German Pflock
OTHER WORDS FROM plug
plug·ga·ble, adjectiveplug·ging·ly, adverbplugless, adjectivepluglike, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use plug in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for plug
plug
/ (plʌɡ) /
noun
verb plugs, plugging or plugged
Derived forms of plug
plugger, nounWord Origin for plug
C17: from Middle Dutch plugge; related to Middle Low German plugge, German Pflock
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