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Meaning
Verb
●
To
thrust
into
liquid
, or into any
penetrable
substance
; to immerse.
●
To
cast
,
stab
or
throw
into some
thing
, state,
condition
or action.
●
To
baptize
by immersion.
●
To
dive
,
leap
or
rush
(into water or some
liquid
); to
submerge
oneself.
●
To
fall
or
rush
headlong
into some
thing
,
action
, state or condition.
●
To
pitch
or
throw
oneself
headlong
or
violently
forward, as a
horse
does.
●
To
bet
heavily
and
recklessly
; to risk large
sums
in gambling.
●
To
entangle
or
embarrass
(mostly used in
past
participle).
●
To
overwhelm
, overpower.
●
To
remove
a
blockage
by suction.
Noun
●
The
act
of
plunging
or submerging.
●
A
dive
,
leap
,
rush
, or
pitch into
(into water).
●
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.
●
An
immersion
in difficulty
,
embarrassment
, or
distress
; the
condition
of being
surrounded
or
overwhelmed
; a
strait
;
difficulty
.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
plunge
English
plungen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Nosedive
Dip
Tumble
Dive
Jump
Drop
Leap
Fall
Sink
Collapse
Descend
Slide
Move
Spiral
Push
Crash
Climb
Downturn
Bump
Immerse
Slip
Turn
Surge
Dig
Delve
Rush
Venture
Drag
Break
Slowdown
Enter
Submerge
Hike
Decline
Transform
Pullback
Cut
Step
Pull
Recede
Spike
Grow
Shift
Burst
Slump
Swing
Rebound
Tap
Decrease
Hit
Swim
Recession
Penetrate
Upturn
Flood
Put
Soar
Jolt
Swan Dive
More
Rhymes
Lunge
Munge
Plunge
Grunge
Clunge
Sponge
Scrunge
Expunge
Disponge
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