PULL THE PLUG
Dictionary entry overview: What does pull the plug mean? • PULL THE PLUG (verb)
The verb PULL THE PLUG has 1 sense:
1. prevent from happening or continuing
Familiarity information: PULL THE PLUG used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PULL THE PLUG (verb)
Meaning:
Prevent from happening or continuing
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The government pulled the plug on spending
Hypernyms (to "pull the plug" is one way to...):
cease; discontinue; give up; lay off; quit; stop (put an end to a state or an activity)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
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