Words / B1

PLUG-sok-it/ˈplʌɡ ˌsɒkɪt/

A plug socket (id: plug-socket) is the hole in a wall that you push a plug into for electricity (UK; also a socket). An extension lead is extra; an adaptor changes plug shape. Halls: do not daisy-chain the plug socket; that is a fire-safety fail.

Meaning

The hole in a wall that you push a plug into for electricity (UK; also a socket).

Examples

• “Do not daisy-chain the plug socket in halls; that is a fire-safety fail.”
• “A plug socket in the exam hall is for the clock, not for candidate chargers.”

Good to know

a plug socket (UK). Close: a socket. US: an outlet. Contrast: a plug / an extension lead. Halls / fire safety. Countable points. Mix-up: a plug is the thing on the cable, not the hole in the wall.

Near in meaning

socket

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