VERB | contact | plunge, immerse | thrust or throw into |
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motion | plunge, dive, plunk | drop steeply | |
motion | plunge | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity | |
change | plunge, launch | begin with vigor | |
cognition | plunge, immerse | cause to be immersed | |
motion | plunge, dump | fall abruptly | |
contact | plunge, dunk, dip, souse, douse | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | |
cognition | plunge, steep, immerse, engulf, engross, absorb, soak up | devote (oneself) fully to | |
NOUN | act | plunge, dip | a brief swim in water |
event | plunge | a steep and rapid fall |
Sounds | plah'njh | |
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Rhymes | challenge ... sponge: 10 rhymes with ahnjh... |
Meaning | A brief swim in water. | |
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Synonym | dip | |
Broader | swimming, swim | The act of swimming |
Spanish | chapuzón, zambullida | |
Catalan | cabussó, capbussó | |
Verbs | plunge | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate |
plunge | thrust or throw into |
Meaning | A steep and rapid fall. | |
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Broader | drop, fall | A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity |
Spanish | salto, zambullida | |
Verbs | plunge | fall abruptly |
plunge | drop steeply |
Meaning | thrust or throw into. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | They plunge the object in the water | |
Synonym | immerse | |
Entailed by | spoon | scoop up or take up with a spoon |
Narrower | dip | Plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container |
dip | immerse / immerse in a disinfectant solution | |
dunk, dip | dip into a liquid / liquid while eating | |
dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | |
sheathe | plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh | |
soak | submerge in a liquid / liquid | |
submerge, submerse | put under water | |
Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
Spanish | hundirse, sumergirse, sumergir, sumir | |
Catalan | enfonsar-se, enfonsar, submergir-se, submergir, sumir | |
Nouns | plunge | a brief swim in water |
plunger | mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion | |
plunger | hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber / rubber suction cup at one end | |
plunger | someone who dives (into water) |
Meaning | Drop steeply. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | The stock market is going to plunge; The airplane is sure to plunge | |
Example | "the stock market plunged" | |
Synonyms | dive, plunk | |
Narrower | chute, parachute, jump | Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute |
crash-dive | descend steeply and rapidly | |
duck | submerge or plunge / plunge suddenly | |
nosedive | plunge / plunge nose first | |
power-dive | make a power dive | |
Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
Similar to | plunge, dump | fall abruptly |
Spanish | caer en picado, desplomarse, hundirse, sumergirse, zambullirse | |
Catalan | cabussar-se, capbussar-se, enfonsar-se, submergir-se | |
Nouns | plunge | a steep and rapid fall |
Meaning | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She plunged at it eagerly" | |
Broader | dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot | Run or move very quickly or hastily |
Similar to | plunge, launch | Begin with vigor |
Meaning | Begin with vigor. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" | |
Synonym | launch | |
Broader | get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence | Take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action |
Similar to | plunge | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity |
Meaning | Cause to be immersed. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" | |
Synonym | immerse | |
Cause to | steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up | Devote (oneself) fully to |
Similar to | steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up | Devote (oneself) fully to |
Spanish | sumergir | |
Catalan | immergir, submergir |
Meaning | fall abruptly. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Example | "It plunged to the bottom of the well" | |
Synonym | dump | |
Broader | drop | To fall vertically |
Similar to | dive, plunge, plunk | Drop steeply |
Spanish | botar, desplomarse, precipitarse | |
Catalan | precipitar-se | |
Nouns | plunge | a steep and rapid fall |
plunger | someone who dives (into water) |
Meaning | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonyms | dunk, dip, souse, douse | |
Narrower | dabble | dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid / liquid |
dip, douse, duck | dip into a liquid / liquid | |
sop | dip into liquid / liquid | |
Broader | immerse, plunge | thrust or throw into |
Spanish | bañar, empapar, meter en agua, mojar, poner en remojo, remojar, rociar, sumergir, zambullir | |
Catalan | amarar, banyar, mullar, ruixar | |
Nouns | plunge | a brief swim in water |
plunger | hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber / rubber suction cup at one end |
Meaning | Devote (oneself) fully to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
Synonyms | steep, immerse, engulf, engross, absorb, soak up | |
Caused by | plunge, immerse | Cause to be immersed |
Narrower | drink in, drink | Be fascinated or spell-bound by |
Broader | concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet | direct one's attention on something |
Similar to | plunge, immerse | Cause to be immersed |
Spanish | absorberse, abstraerse, aislarse, concentrarse, embelesarse, empaparse, enfrascarse, ensimismarse, sumergirse, zambullirse | |
Catalan | immergir-se, submergir-se |
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