plungers
Suction cup tools
Plungers are devices pushed down to create suction or force.
The household plunger—a rubber cup on a stick—clears clogged drains and toilets by creating pressure.
A plunger in a syringe or pump is the rod you push to expel contents.
Figuratively, a plunger is someone who takes reckless risks, especially in gambling or speculation: He was a plunger who lost everything on a single bet.
Block or wooden shoe
- toiletWaste disposal fixture
- sinkBasin with drain
- unclogRemove an obstruction
- suctionPulling via pressure difference
blockage · rubber · cup · drain · pipe · bathroom · plumber · sewage
clog
Block or wooden shoe
suction · blockage · rubber · cup · drain · pipe · bathroom · plumber · sewage · obstruction
piston
Reciprocating cylinder component
hydraulic · valve · stroke · compression · bore · chamber · actuator · injection · press · reciprocating
detonator
Explosive initiation device
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- blastingExplosive material removal
TNT · charge · mining · quarry · trigger · ignition · fuse · blast · construction · excavation
- plumbingpipes, valves, fittings, faucets, drains
- technical ceramicsalumina, zirconia, tungsten carbide, refractories, ceramic tiles
plungersvalue investors
Buyers of underpriced securities
indexers · savers · penny-pinchers · hedgers
- take the plungeCommit after hesitation
- cold plungeTherapeutic freezing immersion
- toilet plungerSuction tool for clogs
- plunged intoEntered abruptly and fully
- plunge intoBegin with full commitment
- plunge inStart abruptly, without preparation