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wall socket

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A mains electricity power point mounted in or on a wall inside a dwelling or other building.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: electrical outlet, outlet, point, socket, power point, wall plug

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any outlet or recess in a wall.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wall plug, electric outlet, electrical outlet, outlet, electric receptacle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: receptacle

Narrower terms: point, power point

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِقْبَس (miqbas) — electricity power point
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܸܙܥܵܐ (bizˁā) — electricity power point
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ (mabūˁā) — electricity power point
  • Azerbaijani: rozetka — electricity power point
  • Azerbaijani: yuvacıq — electricity power point
  • Azerbaijani: taxıc yuvası — electricity power point
  • Belarusian: разе́тка (razjétka) — electricity power point
  • Bulgarian: розе́тка (rozétka) — electricity power point
  • Bulgarian: конта́кт (kontákt) — electricity power point
  • Bulgarian: ще́пселна кути́я (štépselna kutíja) — electricity power point
  • Catalan: endoll — electricity power point
  • Chinese Mandarin: 插座 (chāzuò) — electricity power point
  • Chinese Mandarin: 插孔 (chākǒng) — electricity power point
  • Czech: zásuvka — electricity power point
  • Danish: stikkontakt — electricity power point
  • Danish: kontakt — electricity power point
  • Dutch: stopcontact — electricity power point
  • Dutch: contactdoos — electricity power point
  • Esperanto: kontaktingo — electricity power point
  • Esperanto: ŝtopilingo — electricity power point
  • Estonian: pistikupesa — electricity power point
  • Finnish: pistorasia — electricity power point
  • French: prise — electricity power point
  • French: prise murale — electricity power point
  • French: prise électrique — electricity power point
  • German: Steckdose — electricity power point
  • Greek: ρευματοδότης (revmatodótis) — electricity power point
  • Hebrew: שֶׁקַע (shéka) — electricity power point
  • Hungarian: konnektor — electricity power point
  • Icelandic: innstunga — electricity power point
  • Indonesian: stopkontak — electricity power point
  • Indonesian: soket listrik — electricity power point
  • Indonesian: kotak kontak — electricity power point
  • Italian: presa elettrica — electricity power point
  • Italian: presa di corrente — electricity power point
  • Japanese: コンセント (konsento) — electricity power point
  • Japanese: ソケット (soketto) — electricity power point
  • Kazakh: ағытпа (ağytpa) — electricity power point
  • Khmer: រន្ធជញ្ជាំង (rŭən cɔɔcŭəñcĕəng) — electricity power point
  • Korean: 콘센트 (konsenteu) — electricity power point
  • Latvian: kontaktligzda — electricity power point
  • Lithuanian: rozetė — electricity power point
  • Māori: putanga hiko — electricity power point
  • Māori: kōhao hiko — electricity power point
  • Mongolian: залгуур (zalguur) — electricity power point
  • Mongolian: эм залгуур (em zalguur) — electricity power point
  • Mongolian: розетка (rozetka) — electricity power point
  • Mongolian: разетк (razetk) — electricity power point
  • Mongolian: ᠵᠠᠯᠭᠠᠭᠤᠷ (ǰalɣaɣur) — electricity power point
  • Mongolian: ᠡᠮ᠎ᠡ ᠵᠠᠯᠭᠠᠭᠤᠷ (em-e ǰalɣaɣur) — electricity power point
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stikkontakt — electricity power point
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stikk — electricity power point
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kontakt — electricity power point
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vegguttak — electricity power point
  • Iranian Persian: پِریز (periz) — electricity power point
  • Pohnpeian: audled — electricity power point
  • Polish: gniazdko — electricity power point
  • Portuguese: tomada — electricity power point
  • Romanian: priză — electricity power point
  • Russian: розе́тка (rozétka) — electricity power point
  • Russian: электророзе́тка (elektrorozétka) — electricity power point
  • Russian: гнездо́ (gnezdó) — electricity power point
  • Russian: насте́нная розе́тка (nasténnaja rozétka) — electricity power point
  • Serbo-Croatian: у̀тичница — electricity power point
  • Serbo-Croatian: ùtičnica — electricity power point
  • Slovak: zásuvka — electricity power point
  • Swedish: vägguttag — electricity power point
  • Thai: เต้ารับ (dtâo-ráp) — electricity power point
  • Tongan: poini ʻuhila — electricity power point
  • Turkish: priz — electricity power point
  • Ukrainian: насті́нна розе́тка (nastínna rozétka) — electricity power point
  • Ukrainian: розе́тка (rozétka) — electricity power point