"plunger" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplʌnd͡ʒə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈplʌnd͡ʒɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-plunger.ogg [Australia] Forms: plungers [plural]
Etymology: From plunge + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plunge|er}} plunge + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} plunger (plural plungers)
  1. A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction. Translations (device for removing blockages by suction): plunzher (Albanian), مِكْبَس غَطَّاس (mikbas ḡaṭṭās) [masculine] (Arabic), ва́нтуз (vántuz) [masculine] (Belarusian), ванту́з (vantúz) [masculine] (Belarusian), венду́за (vendúza) [feminine] (Bulgarian), венту́за (ventúza) [feminine] (Bulgarian), desembossador (Catalan), 皮揣子 (píchuāizi) (Chinese Mandarin), 搋子 (chuāizi) (Chinese Mandarin), 馬桶栓 (Chinese Mandarin), 马桶栓 (mǎtǒngshuān) (Chinese Mandarin), 廁通 (Chinese Mandarin), 厕通 (cètōng) (Chinese Mandarin), zvon [masculine] (Czech), svupper [common-gender] (Danish), ontstopper [masculine] (Dutch), suĉkloŝo (Esperanto), vaakumpump (Estonian), WC-pump (Estonian), súgvikoppur [masculine] (Faroese), viemäripumppu (Finnish), ventouse [feminine] (French), Saugglocke [feminine] (German), Ausgussreiniger [masculine] (German), Abflussstampfer [masculine] (German), Gummisauger [masculine] (German), Pümpel [masculine] (German), ξεβουλωτήρι (xevoulotíri) [neuter] (Greek), פּוֹמפָּה (pómpa) [feminine] (Hebrew), פַּמְפֶּמֶת (pampémet) [feminine] (Hebrew), pumpa (Hungarian), vécépumpa (Hungarian), drullusokkur [masculine] (Icelandic), sturalavandini [masculine] (Italian), sturalavandino [masculine] (Italian), ラバーカップ (rabā kappu) (Japanese), 뚫어뻥 (ttureoppeong) (Korean), vantūzis [masculine] (Latvian), unitazo pompa [feminine] (Lithuanian), tualeto pompa [feminine] (Lithuanian), отнувалка (otnuvalka) [feminine] (Macedonian), poungote (Maori), slukåpner [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), przepychacz [masculine] (Polish), desentupidor (Portuguese), pompă de WC [feminine] (Romanian), ва́нтуз (vántuz) [masculine] (Russian), ванту́з (vantúz) [masculine] (Russian), одчепљѝва̄ч [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), odčepljìvāč [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zvon [masculine] (Slovak), odmaševalnik [masculine] (Slovene), desatascador [masculine] (Spanish), chupón [Venezuela, masculine] (Spanish), destupidor [Costa-Rica, Cuba, Dominican-Republic, Nicaragua, masculine] (Spanish), sopapa [Argentina, Chile, feminine] (Spanish), vaskrensare [common-gender] (Swedish), pangbomba sa kubeta (Tagalog), pompa (Turkish), lavabo pompası (Turkish), vantuz (Turkish), ва́нтуз (vántuz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ванту́з (vantúz) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-HuOAfu6D Disambiguation of 'device for removing blockages by suction': 36 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 23 2 2 1 2 6
  2. The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents. Translations (internal piece of syringe): бута́ло (butálo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), mäntä (Finnish), êmbolo [masculine] (Portuguese), kolv [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-RYGNQQSu Disambiguation of 'internal piece of syringe': 7 52 6 5 5 3 2 1 3 4 1 2 3 6
  3. The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators such as blasting caps. Translations (sliding activator of an exploder): mäntä (Finnish), плу́нжер (plúnžer) [masculine] (Russian), ска́лка (skálka) [feminine] (Russian), по́ршень (póršenʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-qlxauazb Disambiguation of 'sliding activator of an exploder': 4 3 52 2 2 4 1 5 4 4 1 3 5 9
  4. Certain equipment for brewing coffee.
    The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.
    Translations (part of cafetière): mäntä (Finnish), Kolben [masculine] (German), френч-пре́сс (frɛnč-préss) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-46kft462 Disambiguation of 'part of cafetière': 0 0 0 55 39 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
  5. Certain equipment for brewing coffee.
    A cafetière, through abbreviation of coffee plunger.
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-WprC91Ck
  6. One who plunges; a diver. Categories (topical): Pinball Translations (one who plunges): гмурка́ч (gmurkáč) [masculine] (Bulgarian), plonĝisto (Esperanto), subakvisto (Esperanto), skafandristo (Esperanto), sukeltaja (Finnish), plongeur [masculine] (French), dykker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ныря́льщик (nyrjálʹščik) [masculine] (Russian), ныря́льщица (nyrjálʹščica) [feminine] (Russian), водола́з (vodoláz) [masculine] (Russian), dykare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-AuBtWYFz Disambiguation of Pinball: 8 4 9 9 9 18 5 7 5 2 7 4 3 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 7 8 8 11 9 12 8 2 7 1 2 15 Disambiguation of 'one who plunges': 3 2 3 4 4 59 9 4 2 1 2 1 1 4
  7. A horse that plunges, or throws itself suddenly forward.
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-bFyXxVZ1
  8. (military) A cavalryman. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-r6tJiC8L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 7 8 8 11 9 12 8 2 7 1 2 15 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  9. A device similar to a piston but without a mechanism; a long solid cylinder used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-6DJr5wHN
  10. The moving portion of a solenoid.
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-dLHO~KI8
  11. (pinball) The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table. Categories (topical): Pinball
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-q7zCGBzM
  12. (dated, slang) A reckless gambler or gamble. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-g6Ajrum0
  13. (pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency. Categories (topical): Ceramics
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-uTSVuu~v
  14. (firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-plunger-en-noun-raMxEao2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 7 8 8 11 9 12 8 2 7 1 2 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 4 6 5 5 9 5 12 9 2 4 1 2 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 7 6 6 7 7 10 8 13 7 2 5 3 2 17 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (device): plumber's helper [colloquial], plumber's friend [colloquial] Derived forms: autoplunger, coffee plunger, plunger mute
Disambiguation of 'device': 43 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Estonian",
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          "word": "vaakumpump"
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          "lang": "Faroese",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "word": "viemäripumppu"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ventouse"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Saugglocke"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Ausgussreiniger"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Abflussstampfer"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Gummisauger"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Pümpel"
        },
        {
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "xevoulotíri",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ξεβουλωτήρι"
        },
        {
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "pómpa",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "פּוֹמפָּה"
        },
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "pampémet",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "פַּמְפֶּמֶת"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "word": "pumpa"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "word": "vécépumpa"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "drullusokkur"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "sturalavandini"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "36 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 23 2 2 1 2 6",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "rabā kappu",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "word": "ラバーカップ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 23 2 2 1 2 6",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ttureoppeong",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "word": "뚫어뻥"
        },
        {
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vantūzis"
        },
        {
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "unitazo pompa"
        },
        {
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tualeto pompa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 23 2 2 1 2 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "otnuvalka",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "отнувалка"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "word": "poungote"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "slukåpner"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "przepychacz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 23 2 2 1 2 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "word": "desentupidor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 23 2 2 1 2 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pompă de WC"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 23 2 2 1 2 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vántuz",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ва́нтуз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 23 2 2 1 2 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vantúz",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ванту́з"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "одчепљѝва̄ч"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "odčepljìvāč"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zvon"
        },
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A cavalryman."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "cavalryman",
          "cavalryman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) A cavalryman."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A device similar to a piston but without a mechanism; a long solid cylinder used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "piston",
          "piston"
        ],
        [
          "cylinder",
          "cylinder"
        ],
        [
          "forcer",
          "forcer"
        ],
        [
          "pump",
          "pump"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The moving portion of a solenoid."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "solenoid",
          "solenoid"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Pinball"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pinball",
          "pinball"
        ],
        [
          "spring-loaded",
          "spring-loaded"
        ],
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ],
        [
          "table",
          "table"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "pinball",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pinball) The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A reckless gambler or gamble."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reckless",
          "reckless"
        ],
        [
          "gambler",
          "gambler"
        ],
        [
          "gamble",
          "gamble"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, slang) A reckless gambler or gamble."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Ceramics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1862, Examples of the Architecture of the Victorian Age […], (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
          "text": "Another part of the invention relates to making articles of earthenware by a plunger, which is forced into a mould",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pottery",
          "pottery"
        ],
        [
          "boiler",
          "boiler"
        ],
        [
          "clay",
          "clay"
        ],
        [
          "wheel",
          "wheel"
        ],
        [
          "creamy",
          "creamy"
        ],
        [
          "consistency",
          "consistency"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "pottery",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Firearms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The firing pin of a breechloader."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "firearm",
          "firearm"
        ],
        [
          "breechloader",
          "breechloader"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "firearms",
        "government",
        "military",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "politics",
        "tools",
        "war",
        "weaponry"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplʌnd͡ʒə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplʌnd͡ʒɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-plunger.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/16/En-au-plunger.ogg/En-au-plunger.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/En-au-plunger.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "plumber's helper"
    },
    {
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "plumber's friend"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "plunzher"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mikbas ḡaṭṭās",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مِكْبَس غَطَّاس"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vántuz",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ва́нтуз"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vantúz",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ванту́з"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vendúza",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "венду́за"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ventúza",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "венту́за"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "desembossador"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "píchuāizi",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "皮揣子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chuāizi",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "搋子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "馬桶栓"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mǎtǒngshuān",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "马桶栓"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "廁通"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cètōng",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "厕通"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zvon"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "svupper"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ontstopper"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "suĉkloŝo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "vaakumpump"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "WC-pump"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "súgvikoppur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "viemäripumppu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ventouse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Saugglocke"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ausgussreiniger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Abflussstampfer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gummisauger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Pümpel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "xevoulotíri",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ξεβουλωτήρι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "pómpa",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פּוֹמפָּה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "pampémet",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פַּמְפֶּמֶת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "pumpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "vécépumpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "drullusokkur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sturalavandini"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sturalavandino"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rabā kappu",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "ラバーカップ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ttureoppeong",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "뚫어뻥"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vantūzis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "unitazo pompa"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tualeto pompa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "otnuvalka",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "отнувалка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "poungote"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "slukåpner"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przepychacz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "desentupidor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pompă de WC"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vántuz",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ва́нтуз"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vantúz",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ванту́з"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "одчепљѝва̄ч"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odčepljìvāč"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zvon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odmaševalnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desatascador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "Venezuela",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chupón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "Costa-Rica",
        "Cuba",
        "Dominican-Republic",
        "Nicaragua",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "destupidor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Chile",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sopapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vaskrensare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "pangbomba sa kubeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "pompa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "lavabo pompası"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "word": "vantuz"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vántuz",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ва́нтуз"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vantúz",
      "sense": "device for removing blockages by suction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ванту́з"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "butálo",
      "sense": "internal piece of syringe",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "бута́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "internal piece of syringe",
      "word": "mäntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "internal piece of syringe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "êmbolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "internal piece of syringe",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kolv"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sliding activator of an exploder",
      "word": "mäntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plúnžer",
      "sense": "sliding activator of an exploder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "плу́нжер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skálka",
      "sense": "sliding activator of an exploder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ска́лка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "póršenʹ",
      "sense": "sliding activator of an exploder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "по́ршень"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of cafetière",
      "word": "mäntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of cafetière",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kolben"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "frɛnč-préss",
      "sense": "part of cafetière",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "френч-пре́сс"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "gmurkáč",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гмурка́ч"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "word": "plonĝisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "word": "subakvisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "word": "skafandristo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "word": "sukeltaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plongeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dykker"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nyrjálʹščik",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ныря́льщик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nyrjálʹščica",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ныря́льщица"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vodoláz",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "водола́з"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who plunges",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "dykare"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "plunger"
  ],
  "word": "plunger"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.