noun
plunger
a suction cup on a handle for clearing blocked drains, or a sliding piston
In a sentence
Six example sentences with plunger, each labelled with its topic.
Push the plunger of the French press down slowly so the coffee grounds stay trapped beneath the mesh screen.
Cooking
The nurse pressed the syringe plunger slowly so the vaccine entered the arm over several seconds instead of all at once.
Medicine
The hostel kept a rubber plunger beside every shower, since the old drains clogged with hair after a busy weekend.
Travel
Students draw a fixed volume into the syringe and mark where the plunger sits, then push slowly to watch the pressure rise.
Science
Jazz trumpeters wave a rubber plunger over the bell to make the horn growl and talk.
Music
Keeping a plunger under the sink means fewer bottles of drain chemicals end up in the river.
Environment
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