Plug
Plug verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
Unplug
Unplug verb - To make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions.
Usage example: the chimney should work just fine once it is unplugged and cleaned out
Both words in one sentence
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If you unplug the controller, the game actually will pause until you plug it back in and press the Start button.
Source: Video Game / Steel Battalion -
The only way you could stop a timed recording before the time ran out was to unplug the machine and plug it back in while holding down the stop button.
Source: The Juggernaut - Unplug, plug, unplug ... three long, three short.
Source: Everyone Knows Morse
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Unplug and Plug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plug/unplug
Plug & Unplug. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plug/unplug>.
Unplug or Plug. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plug/unplug.
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