Thesaurus: plunger

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1. n. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.
2. n. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
3. n. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator.
4. n. A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence.
5. n. The firing pin of a breechloader.
6. n. someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
7. n. someone who dives (into water)
8. n. hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains
9. n. mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
10. 1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver. 2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps. 3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator. [Cant] 4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence. Knight. 5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader. Plunger bucket, a piston, without a valve, in a pump. -- Plunger pole, the pump rod of a pumping engine. -- Plunger pump, a pump, as for water, having a plunger, instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be single-acting or double- acting
11. A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamyconsistence. Knight.
12. n:100 n. hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains