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   plunge

   /plʌn(d)ʒ/

   verb

   • 1. jump or dive quickly and energetically: "our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea" Similar jumpdivehurl oneselfthrow oneselffling oneselflaunch oneselfcatapult oneselfcast oneselfpitch oneself
   • ▪ fall suddenly and uncontrollably: "a car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine" Similar crashplummetpitchdropfallfall headlongtumblenosedivetake a nosedivecrash-divedescend
   • ▪ embark impetuously on a speech or course of action: "he came to a decision, and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it"
   • ▪ suffer a rapid decrease in value: "shares in the company plunged 18p on news that profits had fallen" Similar fall steeply/sharplyplummetdrop rapidlygo downtumblesinkslumpfall off a cliffinformal:crashnosedivetake a nosedive
   • ▪ (of a ship) pitch: "the ship plunged through the 20-foot seas" Similar lurchpitchrollreeltoss aboutkeellistwallowlabourfloundermake heavy weatherpitchpole
   • ▪ (of a horse) rear violently: "the frightened horse plunged and bolted"
   • 2. push or thrust quickly: "he plunged his hands into his pockets" Similar thruststickramdrivejabstabpushshoveforcesink
   • ▪ quickly immerse in liquid: "to peel fruit, cover with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water" Similar immersesubmergesinkdipdunkdouseduck
   • ▪ suddenly bring into a specified condition or state: "for a moment the scene was illuminated, then it was plunged back into darkness" Similar throwcastpitch
   • ▪ sink (a pot containing a plant) in the ground: "pot up and plunge spring-flowering bulbs"

   noun

   • 1. an act of jumping or diving into water: "fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge" Similar jumpdivenosedivefallpitchdropplummetdescenttumblearchaic:plump
   • ▪ a swift and drastic fall in value or amount: "the central bank declared a 76% plunge in its profits" Similar falldroptumbleslumpinformal:nosedivecrash

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French plungier ‘thrust down’, based on Latin plumbum ‘lead, plummet’.

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   What is plunge verb?

   • Definition of plunge verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to move or make somebody/something move suddenly forwards and/or downwards + adv./prep. She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. The train left the track and plunged down the embankment. plunge somebody/something + adv./prep.

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   What is a polar bear plunge?

   • Plunge is a noun and a verb related to diving, falling, and sinking. A "polar bear plunge" is when people plunge into freezing cold water for charity or, inexplicably, for fun.

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   What does plunger mean?

   • plunger (n.) 1610s, "one who plunges," agent noun from plunge (v.). Used of various mechanisms (for example the dasher of a churn) by 1777; as "device used by a plumber to clear blocked pipes," by 1936. adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/.

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   What does plunge mean in physics?

   • Plunge is used to describe the tilt of lines, the word dip being reserved for planes. The plunge fully expresses the three-dimensional orientation of a line and has two parts: the plunge direction or trend. Consider the plunging line on the dipping plane to the right and an imaginary vertical plane containing the plunging line.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb and noun plunge. Plunge can mean to enter something quickly and forcibly, to dive into water, to act recklessly, or to descend suddenly.

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   Plunge definition: to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge. See examples of PLUNGE used in a sentence.

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   Plunge means to dive, jump, or throw oneself into something, or to fall rapidly or decrease dramatically. It can also mean to involve oneself deeply in something, or to speculate recklessly. See synonyms, idioms, and usage examples.

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    As a noun, plunge means “a brief swim” or “a fall.” As a verb, plunge has a variety of definitions. Plunge can mean “to devote yourself fully," as you might plunge into a job by working day and night.