plungernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈplʌn.dʒər/us/ˈplʌn.dʒɚ/a suction device consisting of a cup-shaped piece of rubber on the end of a stick, used to get rid of things that are blocking pipes
a part of a device that you push down into it:
He pressed down the plunger of his cafetière.
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Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage
- ballcock
- bleed
- cesspit
- cistern
- conduit
- culvert
- flush
- leakage
- mixer tap
- overflow
- pipeline
- piping
- plughole
- plumb
- siphon
- standpipe
- stopcock
- tubing
- U-bend
- washer
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