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English

plumbing plunger (sense 1)
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Etymology

From plunge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

plunger (plural plungers)

  2. A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
  3. The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents.
  4. The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators such as blasting caps.
  5. Certain equipment for brewing coffee.
    1. The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.
    2. A cafetière, through abbreviation of coffee plunger.
  6. One who plunges; a diver.
  7. A horse that plunges, or throws itself suddenly forward.
  8. (military) A cavalryman.
  9. 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.
  10. The moving portion of a solenoid.
  11. (pinball) The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
  12. (dated, slang) A reckless gambler or gamble.
    • 1925, John Dos Passos, Manhattan Transfer, New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, 2nd section, page 146:
      Well I suppose there's not one of you gentlemen here who hasnt at some time or other taken a plunger, and how many of you hasnt come back sadder and wiser.
  13. (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
  14. (firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader.

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Translations

Old French

Verb

plunger

  1. (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
infinitive plunger avoir plungé
gerund en plunjant gerund of avoir + 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 present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + 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 present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— plunge — plunjons plungez —

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French plunger.

Noun

plunger n (plural plungere)

  1. plunger

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative plunger plungerul plungere plungerele
genitive-dative plunger plungerului plungere plungerelor
vocative plungerule plungerelor
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