Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piston

/ˈpɪstən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: pis-ton
IPA: /ˈpɪstən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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)

noun

A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch

verb

To move up and down or in and out like a piston.

Intransitive verb

name

Example Sentences

"The Latino warrior fucked like a man possessed. His lean hips powered the pistoning rod in short, vicious jabs, so rapidly that the shit-streaked cock was a blur as it pounded Captain Randall's butthole, churning the screaming soldier's ass-juices, rectal blood, and smashed turds into a slimy froth."

Etymology

Borrowed from French piston.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

pistons (plural) pistons (present, singular) pistoning (participle, present) pistoned (participle, past) pistoned (past)

Derived Forms

multipiston pistoning pistonless pistonlike pistonphone

Phrases

opposed piston opposed cylinder piston engine piston ring piston rod piston valve trunk piston

Synonyms

plunger

Rhymes With

kristen liston whiston christon mcquiston wriston mccuiston tristan histon wiston

Questions

How do you pronounce piston?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪstən/.
What does piston mean?: 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)
Where does piston come from?: Borrowed from French piston.

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