unplug

present singular third person unplugs · participle present unplugging · participle past unplugged · past unplugged

1. transitiveTo disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.

   To save electricity, I unplug my computer when I am not at home.

   1 more example

   We had unplugged from each other, the kind of unplugging where the charger gets torn out of the computer and the computer automatically dies.

   2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN

   Synonyms: disconnect, detach

2. intransitiveTo stop using electronic devices, especially for relaxation or to reduce stress.
3. transitiveTo remove a blockage from (especially a water pipe or drain).

   I had to unplug the sink the other day: there was far too much hair and gunk down there.

   Synonyms: unclog, clear

4. idiomaticintransitiveTo temporarily disconnect from worldly experiences.

   I need to unplug and spend some time with my family.