plunger
English
Etymology
From plunge + -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplʌnd͡ʒə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈplʌnd͡ʒɚ/
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
plunger (plural plungers)
- 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.
- The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.
- 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.
- (pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency.
- 1862, Examples of the Architecture of the Victorian Age […] , (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Another part of the invention relates to making articles of earthenware by a plunger, which is forced into a mould
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- (firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader.
Synonyms
- (device): plumber's helper (colloquial), plumber's friend (colloquial)
Derived terms
- autoplunger
Translations
device for removing blockages by suction
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internal piece of syringe
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sliding activator of an exploder
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part of cafetière
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one who plunges
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Old French
Verb
plunger
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of plongier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of plunger (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | plunger | avoir plungé | |||||
gerund | en plunjant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | plunjant | ||||||
past participle | plungé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | plunge | plunges | plunge | plunjons | plungez | plungent |
imperfect | plunjoie, plungeie, plunjoe, plungeve | plunjoies, plungeies, plunjoes, plungeves | plunjoit, plungeit, plunjot, plungeve | plungiiens, plungiens | plungiiez, plungiez | plunjoient, plungeient, plunjoent, plungevent | |
preterite | plunjai | plunjas | plunja | plunjames | plunjastes | plungerent | |
future | plungerai | plungeras | plungera | plungerons | plungeroiz, plungereiz, plungerez | plungeront | |
conditional | plungeroie, plungereie | plungeroies, plungereies | plungeroit, plungereit | plungeriiens, plungeriens | plungeriiez, plungeriez | plungeroient, plungereient | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | plunge | plunges | plunge | plunjons | plungez | plungent |
imperfect | plunjasse | plunjasses | plunjast | plungissons, plungissiens | plungissoiz, plungissez, plungissiez | plunjassent | |
compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | plunge | — | plunjons | plungez | — |
Romanian
Etymology
From French plunger.
Noun
plunger n (plural plungere)
- plunger
Declension
Declension of plunger
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) plunger | plungerul | (niște) plungere | plungerele |
genitive/dative | (unui) plunger | plungerului | (unor) plungere | plungerelor |
vocative | plungerule | plungerelor |