Defenition of the word plunge

• Defenition of the word plunge

  • To jump into water.
  • The act of jumping into water.
  • a brief swim in water
  • drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
  • immerse into a liquid; "dunk the bread into the soup"
  • Thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in the hot water"
  • a steep drop
  • dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
  • fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
  • cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
  • begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
  • engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
  • a steep and rapid fall
  • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
  • thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
  • begin with vigor
  • devote (oneself) fully to
  • cause to be immersed
  • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
  • thrust or throw into
  • dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
  • drop steeply
  • fall abruptly

Synonyms for the word plunge

• • absorb
  • charge
  • dip
  • dive
  • douse
  • drop
  • dump
  • dunk
  • engross
  • engulf
  • fall
  • force
  • immerse
  • immerse yourself
  • jump
  • launch
  • leap
  • lurch
  • nose-dive
  • pitch
  • plummet
  • plunk
  • push
  • rush
  • rush headlong
  • sink
  • souse
  • stab
  • steep
  • throw
  • throw yourself
  • thrust

Similar words in the plunge

• • plunge
  • plunged
  • plunger
  • plunger's
  • plungers
  • plunges

Hyponyms for the word plunge

• • chute
  • crash-dive
  • dabble
  • dip
  • douse
  • drink
  • drink in
  • duck
  • dunk
  • jump
  • nosedive
  • parachute
  • plunge
  • power-dive
  • sheathe
  • soak
  • sop
  • souse
  • submerge
  • submerse

Hypernyms for the word plunge

• • begin
  • center
  • centre
  • come down
  • commence
  • concentrate
  • dart
  • dash
  • descend
  • drop
  • fall
  • falling
  • flash
  • focus
  • get
  • get down
  • go down
  • immerse
  • penetrate
  • perforate
  • plunge
  • pore
  • rivet
  • scoot
  • scud
  • set about
  • set out
  • shoot
  • start
  • start out
  • swim
  • swimming

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