pluggedadj.

Brit.

/plʌɡd/, U.S.

/pləɡd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plug v., -ed suffix¹, plug n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < plug v. + -ed suffix¹. In sense 1 partly also < plug n. + -ed suffix². In sense 4 after to plug in (see plug v. 3). Compare earlier unplugged adj.

1. Stopped up or filled with, or as with, a plug; (in early use) spec. (of an explosive shell) having a plug instead of a fuse.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > closed (of an aperture)

well-stoppeda1400

stoppedc1440

plugged1856

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > fuse > [adjective] > having plug instead of fuse

plugged1856

1856 Liverpool Mercury 23 May 8/7 The second discharge was with 10 lbs. of powder, and a plugged shell weighing 196 lbs., at one degree of elevation.

1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 104 The instructor will cause each man to throw both land and sea service plugged hand grenades.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 603 A plugged vein on each side..was peculiarly prominent.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 25 Aug. 12/4 The competing batteries will fire two series each of eight rounds of practice shots or plugged shell per gun at a towed target with a mean range of 3,600 yards.

1988 J. McInerney Story of my Life i. 8 Staying out all night at the Surf Club and Zulu, waking up at five in the afternoon with plugged sinuses and sticky hair.

2005 San Bernardino (Calif.) Sun (Nexis) 12 Jan. A torrent still slashed through the grounds, bursting out of another plugged drain on the property.

2. U.S. Of a coin: having a portion replaced with less valuable material. Now chiefly designating something worthless.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [adjective] > having portion of base metal

plugged1883

1883 Indiana Weekly Messenger 26 Sept. All that was found in the shape of money was a plugged quarter.

1888 Texas Siftings 3 Nov. Ticket Agent—Can't sell you a ticket for that quarter; it's plugged.

1890 B. Hall Turnover Club 207 The first speaker..paid the price of his folly with a plugged quarter.

1923 C. E. Mulford Black Buttes 265 He says..he'll see us both in hell before he'll pay a plugged peso.

1936 C. Sandburg People, Yes 63 He seems to think he's the frog's tonsils but he looks to me like a plugged nickel.

1991 R. Price Back Before Day in Foreseeable Future 244 If the world turned honest at dawn, tell me what you think—would anybody give a plugged nickel to keep us here alive?

3. Golf. Of a ball: stuck or embedded in the place where it has landed.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [adjective] > lie of ball

teed1737

stymied1862

cuppy1882

hole-high1897

plugged1927

1927 Times 11 Apr. 4/4 The fairways..were very swampy and a ‘plugged’ ball was by no means a rare occurrence.

1954 Pop. Golf July 34 (caption) The 1954 Amateur Championship will be remembered for the Joe Carr, Peter Toogood Incident of the plugged ball in the mud patch.

1987 Golfer's Compan. June 11/1 When the Colonel arrived the player asked whether he wasn't entitled to a drop from a plugged ball in a hazard.

2003 Mercury (Hobart) (Nexis) 13 Dec. 77 Carr was allowed a very dubious free drop for a plugged ball and went on to win the hole and match.

4. plugged-in (adj.)

a. Connected by means of an electrical plug.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical appliances or devices > [adjective] > connected by a plug

plugged-in1952

1952 French Rev. 25 282 How to keep the flow of radiant French steady and resilient through such excitement as..overflowing bath-tubs, plugged-in irons near fever pitch.

1970 ‘E. McGirr’ Death pays Wages vi. 126 A box with a plugged-in pair of earphones.

2005 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 8 Jan. Sharing a bath with a plugged in radio suddenly seems more attractive.

b. figurative. Informed; aware of current fashion, thinking, etc. Cf. switched-on at switched adj. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > [adjective]

fevering?a1200

upreareda1382

warm1390

amoveda1400

entalented1402

stirred1483

intoxicatea1533

roused1575

vibrant1575

waked1581

irritated1595

uproused1597

gunpowdered1604

concitated1652

exagitated1659

animated1660

upstirreda1666

instinct1667

hot-headed1679

flushed1749

abubble1766

agig1767

fermentitious1807

suscitated1811

effervescent1833

effervescing1837

quick1837

galvanized1843

ginger beery1849

excited1855

ablaze1859

het1862

effervescible1866

thrilly1893

piqued1902

all of a doodah1915

hopped-up1923

adrenalized1935

volted1936

hyped1938

spooked up1939

twitterpated1942

up1942

jazzed1955

psyched1963

amped1967

plugged-in1967

torqued1967

buzzy1978

1967 H. S. Thompson Hell's Angels 194 A handful of bartenders, waitresses and plugged-in chicks who are known contacts.

2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Oct. 92/1 The most plugged-in of the oligarchs had known for some time what the atmosphere was in the Kremlin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plugged
释义	pluggedadj. Brit. /plʌɡd/, U.S. /pləɡd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plug v., -ed suffix¹, plug n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < plug v. + -ed suffix¹. In sense 1 partly also < plug n. + -ed suffix². In sense 4 after to plug in (see plug v. 3). Compare earlier unplugged adj. 1. Stopped up or filled with, or as with, a plug; (in early use) spec. (of an explosive shell) having a plug instead of a fuse. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > closed (of an aperture) well-stoppeda1400 stoppedc1440 plugged1856 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > fuse > [adjective] > having plug instead of fuse plugged1856 1856 Liverpool Mercury 23 May 8/7 The second discharge was with 10 lbs. of powder, and a plugged shell weighing 196 lbs., at one degree of elevation. 1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 104 The instructor will cause each man to throw both land and sea service plugged hand grenades. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 603 A plugged vein on each side..was peculiarly prominent. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 25 Aug. 12/4 The competing batteries will fire two series each of eight rounds of practice shots or plugged shell per gun at a towed target with a mean range of 3,600 yards. 1988 J. McInerney Story of my Life i. 8 Staying out all night at the Surf Club and Zulu, waking up at five in the afternoon with plugged sinuses and sticky hair. 2005 San Bernardino (Calif.) Sun (Nexis) 12 Jan. A torrent still slashed through the grounds, bursting out of another plugged drain on the property. 2. U.S. Of a coin: having a portion replaced with less valuable material. Now chiefly designating something worthless. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [adjective] > having portion of base metal plugged1883 1883 Indiana Weekly Messenger 26 Sept. All that was found in the shape of money was a plugged quarter. 1888 Texas Siftings 3 Nov. Ticket Agent—Can't sell you a ticket for that quarter; it's plugged. 1890 B. Hall Turnover Club 207 The first speaker..paid the price of his folly with a plugged quarter. 1923 C. E. Mulford Black Buttes 265 He says..he'll see us both in hell before he'll pay a plugged peso. 1936 C. Sandburg People, Yes 63 He seems to think he's the frog's tonsils but he looks to me like a plugged nickel. 1991 R. Price Back Before Day in Foreseeable Future 244 If the world turned honest at dawn, tell me what you think—would anybody give a plugged nickel to keep us here alive? 3. Golf. Of a ball: stuck or embedded in the place where it has landed. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [adjective] > lie of ball teed1737 stymied1862 cuppy1882 hole-high1897 plugged1927 1927 Times 11 Apr. 4/4 The fairways..were very swampy and a ‘plugged’ ball was by no means a rare occurrence. 1954 Pop. Golf July 34 (caption) The 1954 Amateur Championship will be remembered for the Joe Carr, Peter Toogood Incident of the plugged ball in the mud patch. 1987 Golfer's Compan. June 11/1 When the Colonel arrived the player asked whether he wasn't entitled to a drop from a plugged ball in a hazard. 2003 Mercury (Hobart) (Nexis) 13 Dec. 77 Carr was allowed a very dubious free drop for a plugged ball and went on to win the hole and match. 4. plugged-in (adj.) a. Connected by means of an electrical plug. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical appliances or devices > [adjective] > connected by a plug plugged-in1952 1952 French Rev. 25 282 How to keep the flow of radiant French steady and resilient through such excitement as..overflowing bath-tubs, plugged-in irons near fever pitch. 1970 ‘E. McGirr’ Death pays Wages vi. 126 A box with a plugged-in pair of earphones. 2005 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 8 Jan. Sharing a bath with a plugged in radio suddenly seems more attractive. b. figurative. Informed; aware of current fashion, thinking, etc. Cf. switched-on at switched adj. 3b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > [adjective] fevering?a1200 upreareda1382 warm1390 amoveda1400 entalented1402 stirred1483 intoxicatea1533 roused1575 vibrant1575 waked1581 irritated1595 uproused1597 gunpowdered1604 concitated1652 exagitated1659 animated1660 upstirreda1666 instinct1667 hot-headed1679 flushed1749 abubble1766 agig1767 fermentitious1807 suscitated1811 effervescent1833 effervescing1837 quick1837 galvanized1843 ginger beery1849 excited1855 ablaze1859 het1862 effervescible1866 thrilly1893 piqued1902 all of a doodah1915 hopped-up1923 adrenalized1935 volted1936 hyped1938 spooked up1939 twitterpated1942 up1942 jazzed1955 psyched1963 amped1967 plugged-in1967 torqued1967 buzzy1978 1967 H. S. Thompson Hell's Angels 194 A handful of bartenders, waitresses and plugged-in chicks who are known contacts. 2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Oct. 92/1 The most plugged-in of the oligarchs had known for some time what the atmosphere was in the Kremlin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1856
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