plunger
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- noun
- /ˈplʌndʒər/
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desatascador
- When the sink was clogged, I quickly reached for the plunger to clear the blockage.
Examples
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You take your little plunger and you push this down like this.
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Once you do that, you press down on the plunger.
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Okay, well, I'll make sure maintenance gets up there with a plunger.
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The water in the tub hasn't gone down, so he takes the plunger and starts to work it over the drain.
Fiction book (2000) -
Instead, use a snake or a plunger to dislodge any clogs you might encounter.
Blog text (30) -
To fix the toilet, you need to take the plunger and push it down firmly several times.
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After trying a drain cleaner with no luck, I decided to use a plunger to remove the stubborn clog.
Synonyms
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A machine that uses water under pressure to clean pipes
A stick with a rubber cup used to clear blockages in drains
A tool with a long flexible wire that clears blockages in drains
A plumbing tool with a long flexible shaft and a crank handle used to clear toilet clogs
A machine that clears blockages in pipes by pushing and turning a long rod
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Etymology
The word plunger comes from the verb plunge plus -er, and plunge means 'to push or fall quickly into something' (think of plunging into water). So a plunger is the tool that 'plunges' into a drain to push or pull a blockage clear.