Plunger

//ˈplʌnd͡ʒə// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
  2. 2
    mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion wordnet
  3. 3
    The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents.
  4. 4
    hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains wordnet
  5. 5
    The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators such as blasting caps.
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  1. 6
    someone who dives (into water) wordnet
  2. 7
    Certain equipment for brewing coffee.; The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.
  3. 8
    someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains wordnet
  4. 9
    Certain equipment for brewing coffee.; A cafetière, through abbreviation of coffee plunger.
  5. 10
    One who plunges; a diver.
  6. 11
    A horse that plunges, or throws itself suddenly forward.
  7. 12
    A cavalryman.
  8. 13
    A device similar to a piston but without a mechanism; a long solid cylinder used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
  9. 14
    The moving portion of a solenoid.
  10. 15
    The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
  11. 16
    A reckless gambler or gamble. dated, slang

    "Well I suppose there's not one of you gentlemen here who hasnt^([sic]) at some time or other taken a plunger, and how many of you hasnt^([sic]) come back sadder and wiser."

  12. 17
    A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency.

    "Another part of the invention relates to making articles of earthenware by a plunger, which is forced into a mould"

  13. 18
    The firing pin of a breechloader.

Etymology

From plunge + -er.

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