Sekirov Dictionary

plunge

/plʌnd͡ʒ/

verb 10
noun 6
forms 5
phrases 4

verb10

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To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
- "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." — 1936
•
To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
- he plunged into the river
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(figurative) To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
- He flicked a switch and the room was plunged into darkness.
- the city was plunged into darkness
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(figurative) To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
- Target reported profit plunged 90% in the second quarter, falling far short of expectations, as inflation-weary customers pulled back on spending on nonessential items. — 2022
To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
To remove a blockage by suction.
(slang) To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.
(no longer used) To baptize by immersion.
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(no longer used) To entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle).
- Plunged and gravelled with three lines of Seneca. — 1650
(no longer used) To overwhelm, overpower.

noun6

The act of plunging or submerging.
A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).
The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
(slang) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
(old-fashioned) A swimming pool.
(no longer used) An immersion in difficulty, embarrassment, or distress; the condition of being surrounded or overwhelmed; a strait; difficulty.

forms

plunged · plunging · plunges · plungeth · plungest

Phrases with plunge

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