plunger

IPA: pɫˈʌndʒɝ

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.
(military) 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.
(pinball) The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
(dated, slang) A reckless gambler or gamble.
(pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency.
(firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader.

Examples of "plunger" in Sentences

Explosive sink and toilet plunger is a gift from the gods
A set of dies consists of a top die, also called a plunger, and a bottom die.
The plunger is saved for the member of the crew who had the lousiest — Hochuli uses a profane term — call of the game.
Well, as I write this by lantern-light I am wondering if my lantern plunger is interchangeable with the one on the stove.
The plunger is a tube of thin iron, 1/16 inch less in diameter than the hole in the reel, and 1/4 inch longer than the reel.
When the plunger is released, Spring 1 expands, which pulls Rod 1 back (remember that the distance can be no more than one unit).
Once the plunger is in place mix it around a bit as this will stop the grounds from settling in one place at the top of the jar and then after a minute or so you can then press the plunger down.
June 19th, 2006 at 7: 22 pm katy says: thanks for that reply, for truth – but plunger is not on that list i posted … it was spudge @17 directing WC to 13 – which is a post by WC, so i think spudge meant 11 … so confusing …
The maximum distance between Rod 1 and the plunger is fixed by means of a stop (not shown), so that the plunger can push against Spring 2 which pushes against Rod 1, but Spring 2 cannot push Rod 1 unless the plunger is pushed.