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BNC: 36207 COCA: 26773

plunger

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plunger /ˈplʌnʤɚ/ noun
plural plungers
plunger
/ˈplʌnʤɚ/
noun
plural plungers
Learner's definition of PLUNGER
[count]
: a tool made of a stick with a rubber cup on the end that is used to clear a blocked pipe in a toilet or sink(疏通下水管道用的)搋子,皮碗泵 see picture at bathroom
: a part that moves up and down usually inside a tube or cylinder (such as a syringe) to push something out柱塞;活塞
BNC: 36207 COCA: 26773

plunger

noun

plung·​er ˈplən-jər How to pronounce plunger (audio)
: one that plunges: such as
a
: diver
b
: a reckless gambler or speculator
c(1)
: a sliding reciprocating piece driven by or against fluid pressure
especially : piston
(2)
: a piece with a motion like that of a ram or piston
d
: a rubber suction cup on a handle used to free plumbing traps and waste outlets of obstructions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Place a ball in the mold and press the plunger down to apply pressure, but take care not to press too hard. Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2022 Insert the tip of the nozzle into the person's nostril and firmly press the plunger. Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2022 District leaders told Parendo to remove the plunger from the locker room and to advise players on hazing, the complaint said, but the district didn’t take adequate measures to ensure this, the Star Tribune reports. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 To support the family, his father ran an oil lease out in the Oklahoma countryside, maintaining one of those plunger-style oil rigs that pop up in black-and-white movies. Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2022 Two police officers were convicted after violently sodomizing Haitian immigrant Abner Louima with a toilet plunger. Jodi Enda, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 Founder Andrew Beckler hatched the idea after an employee fitted a ski-pole grip onto the shop plunger. Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 20 July 2021 While the resulting product is definitely delicious, our Lab experts also love how easy cleanup is: The chute, plunger and blade are all top-rack dishwasher safe. Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2022 In the end, Monet X Change won her second star and blocked Raj—who got to learn there was no special secret behind the platinum plunger after all. oregonlive, 14 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plunger was in 1611
BNC: 36207 COCA: 26773

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