🇬🇧 Plunger meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A plunger is a part of a machine or tool that you push down to make something happen. It usually moves up and down inside a tube or inside the device. When you press the plunger with your finger or hand, it can do different jobs, like squirting liquid out of a bottle, spraying soap, or starting a machine. When you let go, the plunger usually pops back up, ready to be pushed again.

I pushed the plunger on the soap dispenser and accidentally shot soap across the sink like a tiny, slippery rocket.

The ketchup bottle’s plunger got stuck, so when it finally moved, it blasted my fries and half my face.

The toy rocket only flew when I slammed the air plunger with both hands and yelled, “To the fridge and beyond!”

I pressed the plunger on the whipped cream can, and suddenly my hot chocolate disappeared under a cream mountain.

When I pushed the plunger on my water squirter, my brother went from dry to soaked in exactly one scream.

At the street stall, Leo put his palm on the bright red plunger and pushed. The plunger sank, the machine hummed, and sugar spun into a cone. He pressed the plunger again; candy grew. Each push of the plunger made a bigger heap. At the last press, the plunger popped up and he laughed with sticky joy.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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