How to pronounce“socket”in English
noun"he cannot afford to fritter away valuable minutes reading the owner's manual, especially when the first 17 pages consist of statements like, 'Warning! Do not test the electrical
socket by sticking your tongue into it.' "A man does not need instructions written by and for idiots. A man already knows, based
on extensive experience in the field of being male, that the way to handle an appliance is to plug all the plugs into the holes that look to be about the right size or color--
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Definitions of “socket”
Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object.
“Near-synonyms: jack, outlet, receptacle, wall socket”
Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object.
To place or fit in a socket.
“Her head and trunk were carved out of, or rather into, the bole of a great red cedar. She seemed to be part of the tree itself, as if she had grown there at its heart, and the carver had only chipped away the outer wood so that you could see her. Her arms were spliced and socketed to the trunk, and were flung wide in a circling, compelling movement.”