zuiger — meaning in English

English meaning

• piston noun A cylindrical part that slides back and forth inside a tube, used to compress fluid or transmit motion in an engine or pump.
• sucker noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.

Senses

zuiger is used for these senses in English:

• piston (mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
• sucker A thing that works by sucking something.

piston — full definition

1. noun A cylindrical part that slides back and forth inside a tube, used to compress fluid or transmit motion in an engine or pump.
2. noun A valve mechanism used in some brass instruments to change pitch.

sucker — full definition

1. noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.
2. noun A round, sucking organ or structure that helps something stick to a surface.
3. noun A lollipop or piece of hard candy meant to be sucked.

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