Wordcyclopedia | English | plug and socket joint

plug Noun

— A plug is an object that fills a gap. Examples of a plug are, an electrical plug which plugs into the wall or electrical socket, a sink plug (or stopper) which stops the water from draining out of the sink or bath.

plug Verb

— If you plug something you close by putting something into it. We use corks to plug the barrels. We were able to plug the leek for now. I plugged my ears with my finger because of the noise. — If you plug something in (or into) you put into a socket. — If you plug something in you connect it to electricity. You have to plug the computer in if for it to work. — If you plug in an idea or way of doing something, you use it as a whole (without changing it). We just plugged in the results from last year and everything worked. — If something plugs something else closes it tightly. The cork plugged the bottle. The mudslide plugged the way out of the cave, trapping us.

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and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

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socket Noun

— A socket is a space that something fits into exactly. For example, an electrical device plugs into an electrical socket.

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joint Noun

— A place where two things meet but are still able to move. — A place where two things join solidly. — Any part of the body where two bones join, sometimes letting that part of the body to be bent or straightened. — A way to join two pieces of wood together so that they interlock. — A bar, restaurant, or nightclub. It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in. — prison; jail. I'm not breaking any more laws because I don't want to go back to the joint. — A marijuana cigarette. Let's smoke a joint and then go skateboarding.

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