UNPLUG (unplugged, unplugging)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: unplugged    , unplugging   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does unplug mean? 

• UNPLUG (verb)
  The verb UNPLUG has 1 sense:

1. pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

  Familiarity information: UNPLUG used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNPLUG (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they unplug    ... he / she / it unplugs   
Past simple: unplugged   
Past participle: unplugged   
-ing form: unplugging   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

disconnect; unplug

Context example:

unplug the hair dryer after using it

Hypernyms (to "unplug" is one way to...):

undo (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Antonym:

plug in (plug into an outlet)

 Context examples 

I sense you need to unplug for a while.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You are one sign where being unplugged doesn’t relax you the way it might others—being unplugged makes you worry!

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)