plug

Definition

  • noun: a part at the end of an electric cord that has two or three metal pins that connect the cord to a source of electricity
  • noun: a piece used to fill a hole
  • verb: to fill or cover (a hole, space, etc.) with something
  • verb: to stop, make tight, or secure by inserting a plug
  • often + 'for'
  • synonyms: stopper, stopple, douk

Examples

  • The company has 'plugged into' the international market. [=the company has become connected to the international market; the company has begun to do business in the international market]

  • His friends are 'plugged into' the city's music scene. [=his friends are actively involved in the city's music scene]

  • The computer program will take data from these sources and automatically 'plug' it 'into' the equation.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Don't hate me, Trinity. I'm just a messenger. And right now, I'm going to prove it to you. If Morpheus was right ... ... there's no way I can pull this plug. If Neo's the One ... ... then there'd have to be ... ... some kind of a miracle to stop me. Right? I mean, how can he be the One ... (..)
    1999 The Matrix
  • (..) ... I choose the Matrix. The Matrix isn't real. I disagree, Trinity. I think the Matrix ... ... can be more real than this world. All I do is pull the plug here. But there ... ... you have to watch Apoc die. Trinity. - Welcome to the real world. - But you're out, Cypher. - You can't go back. (..)
    1999 The Matrix