multiplug

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noun

An electric device that allows more than one plug to connect to a single socket by containing multiple similar sockets; particularly for mains electricity.

“I need to get a multiplug as I'm already using all of my sockets.”

Similar
powerstripextension leadextension cord
OriginEnglish plug ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

nounmultiplug (plural multiplugs)

plural multiplugs

  1. An electric device that allows more than one plug to connect to a single socket by containing multiple similar sockets; particularly for mains electricity.

    I need to get a multiplug as I'm already using all of my sockets.

    Synonyms: powerstrip, extension lead, extension cord

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electric device that allows more than one plug to connect to a single socket by containing multiple similar sockets; particularly for mains electricity.

Similar
powerstripextension leadextension cord

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishplug
  7. Englishmultiplug

From multi- + plug.

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Translations

Spanish triple de corriente, ladrón eléctrico
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Cite this entry
APA

multiplug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplug

MLA

“multiplug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiplug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplug.

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