plunge

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/plʌnd͡ʒ/

verb 6noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

headlong

cold

After swimming laps, the athletes took a cold plunge to help their muscles recover.

VERB + PLUNGE

take

After years of hesitation, she finally took the plunge and started her own business.

PREP

~ into

She decided to plunge into her new job with enthusiasm and determination.

~ to

The swimmer took a deep breath before diving into the pool with a sudden plunge to the bottom.

(verb.)

ADV

downwards, forward, head first, headlong

She took a deep breath and plunged headfirst into the cold swimming pool.

After taking a deep breath, she plunged in and started swimming across the lake.

PREP

down

After the heavy rainfall, the water plunged down the mountainside and flooded the valley below.

from

The diver plunged from the high platform into the crystal clear water below.

into

After his promotion, he plunged into a new research project with enthusiasm and energy.

off

The swimmer took a deep breath and plunged off the diving board into the pool below.

PHRASES

plunge to your death

The elderly man accidentally plunged to his death from the balcony of his apartment.

Definitions

verb

To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.

to plunge the body into water

"Most of them don't wash. Those who do usually plunge their head into some brook or rill, if there happens to be one about."

To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.

to plunge a dagger into the breast

to plunge a nation into war

To baptize by immersion.

To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.

he plunged into the river

To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.

to plunge into debt

to plunge into controversy

noun

The act of plunging or submerging.

A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).

to take the water with a plunge

A plunge into the sea

A swimming pool.

The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.

Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.

verb

To remove a blockage by suction.

to plunge a toilet

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a brief swim in water

verb — begin with vigor

launch

verb — devote (oneself) fully to

verb — cause to be immersed

immerse

verb — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturat

verb — thrust or throw into

immerse

verb — drop steeply

verb — fall abruptly

dump

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

take the plunge

To begin any major commitment.

And as scientists studying the subject, we will have to conclude that she will take the plunge only if she suffers from overconfidence bias or is innately risk-loving.

plunge in

To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience.

bus plunge

A phrase often used in filler story headlines in print newspapers, prior to the adoption of computer-aided typesetting and publishing methods, as it filled out the usual width of a column in the eight-column layout then prevalent in the ind

Example Bank

to plunge the body into water

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"Most of them don't wash. Those who do usually plunge their head into some brook or rill, if there happens to be one about."

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to plunge a dagger into the breast

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to take the water with a plunge

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A plunge into the sea

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to plunge a toilet

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, plunge is marked as figuratively, obsolete, dated, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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