plunger
nounUK /ˈplʌnd͡ʒə/ · US /ˈplʌnd͡ʒɚ/
Etymology From plunge + -er.
14 senses
- 1A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain…
- 2The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls…
- 3The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical…
- 4The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove…
- 5A cafetière, through abbreviation of coffee plunger.
- 6One who plunges; a diver.
- 7A horse that plunges, or throws itself suddenly forward.
- 8A cavalryman.
- 9A device similar to a piston but without a mechanism; a…
- 10The moving portion of a solenoid.
- 11The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
- 12A reckless gambler or gamble.
- 13A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy…
- 14The firing pin of a breechloader.
A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents.
The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators such as blasting caps.
› Certain equipment for brewing coffee.
The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.
A cafetière, through abbreviation of coffee plunger.
One who plunges; a diver.
A horse that plunges, or throws itself suddenly forward.
Government, Military, Politics, War A cavalryman.
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.
The moving portion of a solenoid.
The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
- 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.1925, John Dos Passos, Manhattan Transfer, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, 2nd section, page 146:
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 mould1862, Examples of the Architecture of the Victorian Age […] , (Please provide the book title or journal name):
Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry The firing pin of a breechloader.
- Synonyms
- plumber's helper, plumber's friend
- Derived terms
- autoplunger, coffee plunger, cryoplunger, plungerless, plungerlike, plunger mute, plunger pump