Definitions for pull the plug
pull the plug

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pull the plugverb

   prevent from happening or continuing

   "The government pulled the plug on spending"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pull the plugverb

   to unplug or cut power

2. pull the plugverb

   to cease to support; to halt

3. pull the plugverb

   to cease life support

4. pull the plugverb

   to cease from production or publication.

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1. pull the plug

   "Pull the plug" is an idiomatic expression that generally means to stop or discontinue something, usually a project, plan, or life support in medical context. It is commonly used when referring to ending or cancelling a process or activity, often because it is not successful or it's no longer sustainable or worthwhile.

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1. • Discontinue

How to pronounce pull the plug?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pull the plug in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pull the plug in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of pull the plug in a Sentence

1. Bode Miller:

   There’s always different challenges, there’s fitness and equipment and the others have thousands of hours of skiing by now and I have twenty or fifteen or so, i have to be ready to pull the plug because if I’m not ready, I’m not going to risk severe injury because of one thing or another.

2. Adriano Pires:

   This is serious because it is happening in the midst of Brazil's worst economic crisis in decades and in the middle of Petrobras' worst crisis ever, it's like the unions are saying, 'Hey, Petrobras is in intensive care. Let's pull the plug!'.

3. Patrick Clawson:

   Khamenei could always pull the plug, it’s the Supreme Leader who matters, not the negotiators.

4. Nick Clegg:

   I totally rule out any arrangements with the SNP — in the same way I rule out any arrangements with UKIP — because there is no meeting point for me with one party that basically wants to pull our country to bits and another party that wants us to pull out of the EU, i would never recommend to the Liberal Democrats that we help establish a government which is basically on a life support system, where Alex Salmond could pull the plug any time he wants.

5. Eric Schmitt:

   Unfortunately, the Biden DOJ has used this lawsuit as a pretext for them to pull the plug on our successful and innovative federal-state crime-fighting partnership, the Safer Streets Initiative, since I launched the Safer Streets Initiative in 2019, we’ve filed over 650 charges against nearly 390 defendants with a conviction rate of roughly 98%. My Office has fought to continue the initiative, but this initiative has been suspended solely because of the Biden Administration’s actions.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pull the plug
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pull_the_Plug
3. ^ ChatGPT
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