HyperDic: plunge

English > 10 senses of the word *plunge*:
VERB	contact	plunge, immerse	thrust or throw into
	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
NOUN	event	plunge	a steep and rapid fall

plunge > pronunciation
Sounds	plah'njh
Rhymes	challenge ... sponge: 10 rhymes with ahnjh...

English > *plunge*: 10 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	A brief swim in water.
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
Verbs	plunge	thrust or throw into

English > *plunge*: 10 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	A steep and rapid fall.
Broader	drop, fall	A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
Spanish	salto, zambullida
Verbs	plunge	fall abruptly
Verbs	plunge	drop steeply

English > *plunge*: 10 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	thrust or throw into.
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)

English > *plunge*: 10 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Drop steeply.
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

English > *plunge*: 10 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity.
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

English > *plunge*: 10 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	Begin with vigor.
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

English > *plunge*: 10 senses > verb 5, cognition
Meaning	Cause to be immersed.
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

English > *plunge*: 10 senses > verb 6, motion
Meaning	fall abruptly.
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
Nouns	plunger	someone who dives (into water)

English > *plunge*: 10 senses > verb 7, contact
Meaning	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate.
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
Nouns	plunger	hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber / rubber suction cup at one end

English > *plunge*: 10 senses > verb 8, cognition
Meaning	Devote (oneself) fully to.
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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