unplug
verb/ʌnˈplʌɡ/
Etymology From un- + plug.
1
To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.
- To save electricity, I unplug my computer when I am not at home.
- We had unplugged from each other, the kind of unplugging where the charger gets torn out of the computer and the computer automatically dies.2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN:
2
To stop using electronic devices, especially for relaxation or to reduce stress.
3
To remove a blockage from (especially a water pipe or drain).
- I had to unplug the sink the other day: there was far too much hair and gunk down there.
4
Idiomatic To temporarily disconnect from worldly experiences.
- I need to unplug and spend some time with my family.
- Synonyms
- disconnect, detach, unclog, clear
- Derived terms
- unpluggable, unplugged, unplugger