A plunger is a device that is used to release stoppages in plumbing. Plunger may also refer to: * French press, a simple coffee brewing device * A component of a

syringe A syringe is a simple reciprocating pump consisting of a plunger (though in modern syringes, it is actually a piston) that fits tightly within a cylindrical tube called a barrel. The plunger can be linearly pulled and pushed along the inside ...

Plunger (pinball) Pinball games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest. Historically the board was studded with nails call ...

, a spring-loaded rod used to launch balls in pinball * USS ''Plunger'', several United States naval vessels * ''Plunger''-class submarine, an early class of United States Navy submarines * Plunger lift, a natural gas well deliquification techniques * Plunger mute, the rubber part of a plumbing plunger, or a similar device, used as a musical mute *The Plungers, an obsolete nickname for the Household Cavalry

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