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  • 71plug — {{11}}plug (n.) 1620s, originally a seamen s term, probably from Du. plug, from M.Du. plugge bung, stopper, related to Norw. plugg, Dan. plèg, M.L.G. pluck, Ger. pflock; ultimate origin uncertain. Sense of wad or stick of tobacco is attested from …

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  • 72plug-in — I UK / US adjective a plug in piece of equipment gets power by being connected to an electricity supply by means of a plug II UK / US noun [countable] Word forms plug in : singular plug in plural plug ins a piece of software or hardware that you… …

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  • 73plug — noun 1》 a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.     ↘a mass of solidified lava filling the neck of a volcano. 2》 a device consisting of an insulated casing with metal pins that fit into holes in a socket to make… …

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  • 74Plug-in — For the term plug in , see* Plug in (computing), an auxiliary computer program * Plug in hybrid electric vehicle * Plugging in (algebra), a mathematical procedure in which substitutions are made in a formula …

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  • 75plug — 1. noun 1) she pulled out the plug Syn: stopper, bung, cork, connector; N.Amer. stopple 2) informal a plug for his new book Syn: advertisement, promotion, commercial, recommendation, mention …

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  • 76plug-in — I. adjective Date: 1922 designed to be connected to an electric circuit by plugging in < a plug in toy > < a plug in circuit board > II. noun Date: 1946 1. something that plugs in 2. a small piece of software that supplements a larger program (as …

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  • 77plug in — UK US plug in Phrasal Verb with plug({{}}/plʌg/ verb [T] ( gg ) ► [I] IT to become connected to a piece of electrical equipment or to the main electricity supply: »The keyboard plugs in at the back of the computer …

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  • 78plug-in — ● ►en n. m. ►PROG extension à une application qui vient se loger dans l application elle même. Une fois installé, on peut utiliser le plug in de façon tout à fait transparente. Certaines applications disposent de plusieurs centaines de plug in.&#8230; …

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  • 79plug in — phrasal verb Word forms plug in : present tense I/you/we/they plug in he/she/it plugs in present participle plugging in past tense plugged in past participle plugged in a) [transitive] to connect a piece of equipment to an electricity supply or&#8230; …

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  • 80plug-in — /ˈplʌg ɪn/ (say plug in) adjective 1. electrically powered but not having any fixed connection to the mains supply: a plug in stove. –noun 2. Computers a piece of software or hardware which adds a particular feature or function to a larger system …