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1. (n.) plunger
a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
2. plunger
a device consisting of a handle with a rubber suction cup at one end, used as a force pump to free clogged drains and toilet traps.
3. plunger
a person or thing that plunges.
4. plunger
a reckless bettor or speculator.
Etymology: (1605–15)
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| Definition of 'plunger' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) speculator, plunger
someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
2. (noun) diver, plunger
someone who dives (into water)
3. (noun) plunger, plumber's helper
hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains
4. (noun) piston, plunger
mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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| Definition of 'plunger' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) plunger
one who, or that which, plunges; a diver
2. (noun) plunger
a long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps
3. (noun) plunger
one who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator
4. (noun) plunger
a boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence
5. (noun) plunger
the firing pin of a breechloader
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| Definition of 'plunger' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. plunger
A movable core which is used in connection with a so-called solenoid coil, to be drawn in when the coil is excited. (See Coil and Plunger.)
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Sense: an instrument for clearing blocked pipes etc by suction.
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 Afrikaans: plunjer |
 Arabic: آلة لتَنْظيف المَجاري بِت |
 Bulgarian: плунжер |
 Brazilian: desentupidor |
 Czech: plunžr |
 German: der Bolzen |
 Danish: svupper |
 Greek: βεντούζα |
 Spanish: desatascador |
 Estonian: varbkolbpump |
 Farsi: لوله بازکن |
 Finnish: imukuppi |
 French: ventouse |
 Hebrew: בּוּכנָה |
 Hindi: अवरूद्ध पाइप इत्यादि को स |
 Croatian: gumeni otčepljivač odvoda |
 Hungarian: pumpa |
 Indonesian: pompa pengisap |
 Icelandic: drullusokkur |
 Italian: sturalavandini |
 Japanese: プランジヤ |
 Korean: 플런저, 배수관용 흡착 청소기 |
 Lithuanian: kanalizacinė pompa |
 Latvian: plunžeris, atsūcējs |
 Malay: pam |
 Dutch: ontstopper |
 Norwegian: klosettsuger, sugekopp |
 Polish: przepychacz |
 Persian: آلت براى صاف يا باز نمودن |
 Pashto: د نلونو د پاك يا خلاصولو |
 Portuguese: desentupidor |
 Romanian: pompă (de desfundat) |
 Russian: вантуз |
 Slovak: plunžer |
 Slovenian: odčepnik |
 Serbian: gumeni otpušač cevi |
 Swedish: vaskrensare |
 Thai: เครื่องมือสำหรับดูดท่อน้ำ |
 Turkish: pompa, piston |
 Taiwanese: 活塞 |
 Ukrainian: плунжер |
 Urdu: پائپ صاف کرنے کا آلہ |
 Vietnamese: máy thông tắc |
 Chinese: 活塞 |
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