💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pulling the plug"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unpluggingverb | The removal of a plug. |
| pluggingnoun | The insertion of an object, usually a sex toy, into the anus or vagina. |
| removalnoun | The process of removing or the fact of being removed. |
| self-deletionnoun | (Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) An act of suicide; an act of taking one's own life. |
| pulloutnoun | A withdrawal, especially of armed forces. |
| terminationnoun | The process of terminating or the state of being terminated. |
| pull-outnoun | That can be pulled out. |
| exitnoun | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| withdrawingverb | withdrawal |
| granny dumpingnoun | (idiomatic) The abandonment of an elderly relative in a public place, e.g. a hospital. |
| career-limiting movenoun | (euphemistic, humorous) An act that is likely to result in the actor's demotion or loss of employment. |
| shutoffnoun | The act of turning something off. |
| discontinuationnoun | The act of stopping producing or supplying a product. |
| abendnoun | (computing) The abnormal termination of a program. |
| eradicationnoun | The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction. |
| unhookingverb | The removal of or from a hook. |
| evulsionnoun | (now rare) The action of forcibly pulling something out. |
| exclusionnoun | The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. |
| depulsionnoun | expulsion or repulsion. |
| kill-offnoun | The process of killing something off; an elimination. |
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