"plugged in" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more plugged in [comparative], most plugged in [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} plugged in (comparative more plugged in, superlative most plugged in)
  1. (not comparable, of an electric device) With its plug properly connected to the electric plug socket. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-plugged_in-en-adj-eU64Kq2Y
  2. (colloquial, by extension) Fully aware; in a state of keeping up with current information about a topic; engaged wholeheartedly in a task or cause Tags: broadly, colloquial Synonyms: connected, informed, well-informed, involved
    Sense id: en-plugged_in-en-adj-zsqBjbeo

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} plugged in
  1. simple past and past participle of plug in Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: plug in
    Sense id: en-plugged_in-en-verb-hD~9wHko

Alternative forms

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