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socket

3 definitions • 8 examples
1
the part of a piece of equipment, especially electrical equipment, into which another part fits:

Examples:

an electrical socket
a light socket
UK He had forgotten to plug the television into the mains socket.
The air freshener plugs into a car's lighter socket.
2
a part of the body into which another part fits:

Examples:

a tooth/eye socket
a ball-and-socket joint like the hip joint
3
a hollow or curved part into which something fits:

Examples:

The bulb screwed easily into a socket.
Somehow the bone was pulled from its socket.

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