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# socket

«socket» in Mova's school dictionary: **a hole in a wall or device where you push in a plug to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a socket, sockets)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A socket is a hole in a wall or device where you push in a plug to get electricity; in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ often called a power point (Australia) or plug socket, in the USA and Canada an outlet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#m1)

2) A socket is a hollow place in the body where another part fits, like your eye socket or hip socket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#m2)

3) A socket is also a hollow part of an object or tool into which another part, such as the shaft of a spear, is fitted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and safety lessons: never put fingers or metal objects in a socket; keep water away from sockets; do not overload one socket with many plugs; pull plugs out by the plug, not the cable; tell an adult about damaged or sparking sockets. In science of the body: ball-and-socket joints in the shoulder and hip let arms and legs move in many directions. Phrases: plug socket, wall socket, eye socket, ball and socket joint.

### examples

- Plug the lamp into the socket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x1)
- Never put anything in a socket except a plug. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x2)
- Keep drinks away from sockets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x3)
- The baby has plastic covers on the sockets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x4)
- Your eye sits in your eye socket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x5)
- The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x6)
- The socket made a spark, so Dad turned off the power. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x7)
- Too many plugs in one socket can cause a fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x8)
- “You remember my spear with the thirty rivets of Arabian gold in its socket?” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x9)

### note

Countable. US: outlet; UK/Ireland: socket or plug; Australia/NZ: power point. Plugs and sockets have different shapes in different countries, so travellers need an adapter.

### In the corpora

- [Neighbours need rest and quiet too; many electric keyboards have a headphone socket for quiet practice.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/12/)
- [You must never push anything into a wall socket, especially metal objects like keys or forks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/32-electricity-at-home/16/)
- [Metal in a plugged-in toaster or socket can give a shock that stops the heart.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/20/)
- [Forcing a plug into the wrong socket can damage it and cause an electric shock; use a proper travel adaptor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/322-blenders-sleeves-frozen-metal-plugs-balconies-medicine-and-fireworks/13/)
- [Bathrooms have no ordinary sockets, and hair dryers must never be used near a bath.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/28-electricity-and-safety/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «socket» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.