From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.
1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.
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2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or
bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
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3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless
speculator. [Cant]
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4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a
creamy consistence. --Knight.
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5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.
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{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
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plunger
n 1: someone who risks losses for the possibility of
considerable gains [syn: {speculator}, {plunger}]
2: someone who dives (into water) [syn: {diver}, {plunger}]
3: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at
one end; used to clean clogged drains [syn: {plunger},
{plumber's helper}]
4: mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
[syn: {piston}, {plunger}]
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