Socket - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
- a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
Extra examples
She plugged the lamp into the socket.
He screwed the lightbulb into the socket.
His shoulder popped out of its socket.
He pulled the plug out of the socket.
It plugs into any electric socket.
Her shoulder popped out of its socket.
She tugged the cord until the plug came out of the wall socket.
The cartridge is choked tightly into the groove of the socket.
When the plug is inserted in the socket, the lamp can be lighted.
The socket allows connection to a PC.
Your phone can be plugged into the cigarette lighter socket in your car.
Rory plugged the cable back into the socket.
Word forms
singular: socket
plural: sockets
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