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Definition of plug into phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

plug into

phrasal verb
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plug something in | plug something into something
  1. to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity or to another piece of electrical equipment
    • Is the printer plugged in?
    opposite unplug
plug something into something
  1. (also plug something in)
     to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity or to another piece of electrical equipment
  2. to connect a computer to a computer system
    • All our computers are plugged into the main network.
plug into something
  1. (of a piece of electrical equipment) to be able to be connected to the main supply of electricity or to another piece of electrical equipment
    • This Bluetooth speaker plugs into any standard outlet.
    • The system plugs directly into a television receiver.
  2. to become involved with a particular activity or group of people
    • The company has doubled its profits since plugging into lucrative overseas markets.
  3. to make a link with something
    • In the lecture he demonstrated how different odours plug directly into our emotions.
See plug into in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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