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English
Etymology
From plunge + -er.
Pronunciation
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.
- 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.
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
- (firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
device for removing blockages by suction
- Albanian: plunzher
- Arabic: مِكْبَس غَطَّاس m (mikbas ḡaṭṭās)
- Belarusian: ва́нтуз m (vántuz), ванту́з m (vantúz)
- Bulgarian: венду́за f (vendúza), венту́за (bg) f (ventúza)
- Catalan: desembossador (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 皮揣子 (píchuāizi), 搋子 (zh) (chuāizi), 馬桶栓/马桶栓 (mǎtǒngshuān), 廁通/厕通 (cètōng)
- Czech: zvon (cs) m
- Danish: svupper c
- Dutch: ontstopper (nl) m
- Esperanto: suĉkloŝo
- Estonian: vaakumpump, WC-pump
- Faroese: súgvikoppur m
- Finnish: viemäripumppu
- French: ventouse (fr) f
- German: Saugglocke (de) f, Ausgussreiniger m, Abflussstampfer (de) m, Gummisauger m, Pümpel (de) m
- Greek: ξεβουλωτήρι n (xevoulotíri)
- Hebrew: פּוֹמפָּה (he) f (pómpa), פַּמְפֶּמֶת (he) f (pampémet)
- Hungarian: pumpa (hu), vécépumpa
- Icelandic: drullusokkur (is) m
- Italian: sturalavandini (it) m, sturalavandino (it) m
- Japanese: ラバーカップ (rabā kappu)
- Korean: 뚫어뻥 (ttureoppeong)
- Latvian: vantūzis m
- Lithuanian: unitazo pompa f, tualeto pompa f
- Macedonian: отнувалка f (otnuvalka)
- Malay: please add this translation if you can
- Maori: poungote
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: slukåpner m
- Polish: przepychacz (pl) m
- Portuguese: desentupidor (pt)
- Romanian: pompă de WC f
- Russian: ва́нтуз (ru) m (vántuz), ванту́з (ru) m (vantúz)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: одчепљѝва̄ч m
- Roman: odčepljìvāč (sh) m
- Slovak: zvon m
- Slovene: odmaševalnik m
- Spanish: desatascador m, chupón (es) m (Venezuela), destupidor m (Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua), sopapa (es) f (Argentina, Chile)
- Swedish: vaskrensare (sv) c
- Tagalog: pangbomba sa kubeta
- Turkish: pompa (tr), lavabo pompası, vantuz (tr)
- Ukrainian: ва́нтуз (uk) m (vántuz), ванту́з (uk) m (vantúz)
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internal piece of syringe
sliding activator of an exploder
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.
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simple
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compound
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infinitive
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plunger
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avoir plungé
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gerund
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en plunjant
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gerund of avoir + past participle
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present participle
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plunjant
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past participle
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plungé
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person
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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jo
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tu
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il
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nos
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vos
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il
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simple tenses
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present
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plunge
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plunges
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plunge
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plunjons
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plungez
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plungent
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imperfect
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plunjoie, plungeie, plunjoe, plungeve
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plunjoies, plungeies, plunjoes, plungeves
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plunjoit, plungeit, plunjot, plungeve
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plungiiens, plungiens
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plungiiez, plungiez
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plunjoient, plungeient, plunjoent, plungevent
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preterite
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plunjai
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plunjas
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plunja
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plunjames
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plunjastes
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plungerent
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future
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plungerai
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plungeras
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plungera
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plungerons
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plungeroiz, plungereiz, plungerez
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plungeront
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conditional
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plungeroie, plungereie
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plungeroies, plungereies
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plungeroit, plungereit
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plungeriiens, plungeriens
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plungeriiez, plungeriez
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plungeroient, plungereient
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compound tenses
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present perfect
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present tense of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
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past anterior
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preterite tense of avoir + past participle
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future perfect
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future tense of avoir + past participle
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conditional perfect
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conditional tense of avoir + past participle
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subjunctive
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que jo
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que tu
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qu’il
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que nos
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que vos
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qu’il
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simple tenses
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present
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plunge
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plunges
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plunge
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plunjons
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plungez
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plungent
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imperfect
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plunjasse
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plunjasses
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plunjast
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plungissons, plungissiens
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plungissoiz, plungissez, plungissiez
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plunjassent
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compound tenses
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past
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present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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imperative
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–
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tu
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–
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nos
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vos
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–
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—
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plunge
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—
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plunjons
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plungez
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—
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French plunger.
Noun
plunger n (plural plungere)
- plunger
Declension