plumber's helper
Suction cup tool
A plumber's helper is a plunger—the rubber suction cup on a wooden handle used to clear clogged drains and toilets.
The term is slightly euphemistic, perhaps because "plunger" sounds too blunt for polite company: Hand me the plumber's helper; the toilet's backed up again.
Suction device for clogs
- augerSpiral hole-maker
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- cupSmall drinking container
- handlePart for gripping
rubber · flange · bellows · accordion · drain snake · suction cup
Sudden steep descent
- suctionPulling via pressure difference
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- pushForce something away
- pullForce toward oneself
seal · compress · release · dislodge · force · clear · unclog · extract
Block or wooden shoe
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- drainChannel for wastewater
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- trapDevice for catching animals
toilet · sink · obstruction · backup · overflow · stoppage · wastewater · standing water
plunger
Suction device for clogs
handle · rubber · flange · bellows · accordion · drain snake · suction cup
plunge
Sudden steep descent
pull · seal · compress · release · dislodge · force · clear · unclog · extract · vacuum
clog
Block or wooden shoe
trap · toilet · sink · obstruction · backup · overflow · stoppage · wastewater · standing water · slow drain
plumber's helperdrain snake
Tool for clearing blockages
plumber's snake · auger · rooter · Drano · pressure washer
plumber's helperdrain clog
Obstruction in plumbing
clog · blockage · obstruction · hair clog · drain stopper
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