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plung·er
(plŭn′jər)n.
1. One who plunges or dives.
2. A device consisting of a rubber suction cup attached to the end of a stick, used to unclog drains and pipes. Also called plumber's helper.
3. A part of a machine, tool, or device that operates wtih a thrusting or plunging movement, such as a piston.
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plunger
(ˈplʌndʒə)n
1. (Tools) a rubber suction cup fixed to the end of a rod, used to clear blocked drains
2. (Mechanical Engineering) a device or part of a machine that has a plunging or thrusting motion; piston
3. informal a reckless gambler
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plung•er
(ˈplʌn dʒər)n.
1. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
2. a device consisting of a handle with a rubber suction cup at one end, used as a force pump to free clogged drains and toilet traps.
3. a person or thing that plunges.
4. a reckless bettor or speculator.
[1605–15]
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Noun 1. [画像:plunger - someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains]plunger - someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks
gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
hedger - someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
operator - a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
scalper - someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper"
venture capitalist - a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)
2. plunger - someone who dives (into water)
swimmer - a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; "he was an Olympic swimmer"
3. plunger - hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
4. plunger - mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
piston ring - seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall
piston rod - connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston
reciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders
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Translations
آلة لتَنْظيف المَجاري بِتَنْظيف الأنابيب
plunžr
svupper
drullusokkur
plunžer
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plunger
[ˈplʌndʒər] n (for blocked sink) → (débouchoir m à) ventouse fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
plunger
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plunge
(plandʒ) verb1. to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive. He plunged into the river. induik يَغْطُس، يَرْتَمي гмуркам се mergulhar skočit, vrhnout se tauchen springe på hovedet βουτώ lanzarse, zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza (vee alla) vajutama, sukelduma شیرجه رفتن sukeltaa plonger לִקפוֹץ खुद को गहरे पानी इत्यादि में गिराना zaroniti, uroniti beugrik terjun stinga sér tuffarsi 飛び込む 뛰어들다 nerti, mestis ienirt; iegrimt; mesties (iekšā) terjun zich storten styrte, kaste seg, stupe dać nura, skoczyć تر اوبه لاندى تلل mergulhar a plonja нырять skočiť potopiti (se), skočiti (v vodo) gnjuriti kasta sig, dyka ner พุ่งลงไปในน้ํา dalmak 跳入(水中) пірнати چھلانگ لگانا، غوطہ لگانا lao mình xuống; lặn 跳入(水中)
2. to push (something) violently or suddenly into. He plunged a knife into the meat. insteek يَزُجُّ، يَدْفَع зaбивам mergulhar vrazit, vnořit stoßen stikke βυθίζω, χώνω clavar, meter pistma با شدت فرو کردن sysätä enfoncer לִתקוֹעַ तेजी से किसी चीज को मारना pasti belevág menikamkan reka á kaf í conficcare 突き刺す 깊숙이 밀어 넣다 smeigti, panardinti iegrūst; iedzīt membenamkan ploffen stikke, bore wepchnąć, wbić په شدت سره وهل mergulhar a vârî în погружать; вонзать vraziť, zaboriť zariti gurnuti köra (sticka) ner เสียบ batırmak (猛地)插入 занурювати اچھالنا đâm mạnh (猛地)插入
noun an act of plunging; a dive. He took a plunge into the pool. duikslag غَطْسَه скок mergulho skok der (Kopf-)Sprung hovedspring βουτιά zambullida, chapuzón sukeldus شیرجه sukellus plongeon קפיצה गोता लगाने की क्रिया baciti se, skočiti vízbe ugrás penerjunan dÿfa tuffo, immersione 飛び込み 뛰어듦 (pasi)nėrimas, nardymas ieniršana; iegremdēšanās terjunan duik sprang; stup; dukkert nurkowanie, skok غواصى يا د اوبو لاندى تلل mergulho plonjon ныряние skok skok v vodo gnjurenje språng, dykning การพุ่งลงไปในน้ํา dalma 跳入 пірнання; занурення چھلانگ sự lao mình xuống; sự lặn 跳入
ˈplunger noun an instrument for clearing blocked pipes etc by suction. plunjer آلة لتَنْظيف المَجاري بِتَنْظيف الأنابيب плунжер desentupidor plunžr der Bolzen svupper βεντούζα desatascador varbkolbpump لوله بازکن imukuppi ventouse בוכנה अवरूद्ध पाइप इत्यादि को साफ करने वाला यंत्र gumeni otčepljivač odvoda pumpa pompa pengisap drullusokkur sturalavandini プランジヤ 플런저, 배수관용 흡착 청소기 kanalizacinė pompa plunžeris, atsūcējs pam ontstopper klosettsuger, sugekopp przepychacz د نلونو د پاك يا خلاصولو لپاره يوه وسيله desentupidor pompă (de desfundat) вантуз plunžer odčepnik gumeni otpušač cevi vaskrensare เครื่องมือสําหรับดูดท่อน้ําทิ้ง pompa, piston 活塞 плунжер پائپ صاف کرنے کا آلہ máy thông tắc 活塞
take the plunge to (decide to) start doing something new or difficult. besluit om iets te doen يبدأ شيئا جَديدا صعبا захващам се с aventurar-se skočit do toho rovnýma nohama den entscheidenden Schritt wagen kaste sig ud i παίρνω τη μεγάλη απόφαση, βουτάω στα βαθιά dar el paso decisivo otsustavat sammu astuma کار جدید و ظاهراً مخاطره آمیزی را شروع کردن ottaa hyppy tuntemattomaan se jeter à l'eau לַעֲשׂוֹת צַעַד גוֹרָלִי (सोच विचार के बाद) कमर कसकर आगे बढ़ना upustiti se u nešto, riskirati fejest ugrik vmibe memulai leggja út í decidersi 思い切ったことをする 결단을 내리다 žengti ryžtingą žingsnį spert izšķirošo soli membuat keputusan yg berisiko de sprong wagen ta spranget podjąć się يو نوى او ستونزمن كار شروع كول aventurar-se a se avânta, a se arunca решиться skočiť do čoho rovnými nohami napraviti odločilen korak započeti våga språnget, ta det avgörande steget ลงมือทํา cesaret edip yapmak 冒險嘗試 зробити рішучий крок جان جوکھم ميں ڈالنا quyết tâm hành động 冒险尝试
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