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# plunger

noun (a plunger, plungers)

«plunger» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A plunger is a tool with a rubber cup on a stick, used to clear a blocked sink or toilet by pushing and pulling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plunger/#m1)
2. A plunger is a part that slides in and out of a tube, like in a syringe, a cafetière (French press) or a pump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plunger/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: unblocking a toilet with a plunger. In science: the plunger of a syringe pushes liquid or air; experiments with air pressure. In cooking: a cafetière plunger pushes the coffee down.

### Examples

- Dad used a plunger to unblock the sink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plunger/#x1)
- Push the plunger slowly to squeeze out the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plunger/#x2)
- The nurse pressed the syringe plunger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plunger/#x3)
- Press the plunger on the cafetière to make the coffee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plunger/#x4)
- The plunger made a loud sucking sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plunger/#x5)
- Pull back the plunger to fill the syringe with air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plunger/#x6)

### Note

Countable. From «plunge» (push or dive in). It works by changing air or water pressure.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «plunger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plunger/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plunger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plunger.html) on Mova free.