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pull the plug

pull the plug
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo l stressed th ee pluhg]
    • /pʊl stressed ði plʌg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo l stressed th ee pluhg]
    • /pʊl stressed ði plʌg/

Definitions of pull the plug words

  • phrase pull the plug If someone in a position of power pulls the plug on a project or on someone's activities, they use their power to stop them continuing. 0
  • noun pull the plug to disconnect a device being used to maintain a terminal patient's life 0
  • noun pull the plug to put an end to something 0
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Parts of speech for Pull the plug

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pull the plug

pull the plug popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for pull the plug

verb pull the plug

  • backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
  • call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
  • disengage — to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch.
  • give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • backwaters — Plural form of backwater.
All 9 Synonyms of pull the plug

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