piston
IPA: pˈɪstʌn
noun
- A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
- (music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To move up and down or in and out like a piston.
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