Plunger Definition

plŭnjər
plungers
noun
plungers
A person who plunges, or dives.
Webster's New World
A large, rubber suction cup with a long handle, used to free clogged drains.
Webster's New World
Any cylindrical device that operates with a plunging motion, as a piston.
Webster's New World
A person who acts hastily or recklessly; esp., a rash gambler or speculator.
Webster's New World

The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents.

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Other Word Forms of Plunger

Noun

Singular:
plunger
Plural:
plungers

Origin of Plunger

  • From plunge +"Ž -er.

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Plunger Sentence Examples

  • A bottle-making machine combines the process of pressing with a plunger with that of blowing by compressed air.

  • The plunger` is generally worked by a hand lever.

  • An arrangement of this kind for shifting the load from a large cage at one operation was introduced by Fowler at Hucknall, in Leicestershire, where the trains are received into a framework with a number of platforms corresponding to those of the cage, carried on the head of a plunger movable by hydraulic pressure in a vertical cylinder.

  • Use the plunger to slowly deliver the medication into the dog's mouth.

  • If you allow the door to open the completely, the awaiting rabbid will shoot you with a plunger.

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Words Starting With

PPLPLU

Words Ending With

RERGER

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Words Starting With P and Ending With R

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With R