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MALE PLUG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does male plug mean?
• MALE PLUG (noun)
The noun MALE PLUG has 1 sense:
1. an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
Familiarity information: MALE PLUG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
male plug; plug
Hypernyms ("male plug" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "male plug"):
phone plug; telephone plug (a plug for connecting a telephone)
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