plunge
/plʌnd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable
Plunge means: cause to be immersed.
Synonyms for plunge16
noun, as in a brief swim in water
verb, as in thrust or throw into
verb, as in dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
verb, as in begin with vigor
What does plunge mean?10
verb
cause to be immersed“The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text”
devote (oneself) fully to“He immersed himself into his studies”
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate“dip the garment into the cleaning solution”
drop steeply“the stock market plunged”
fall abruptly“It plunged to the bottom of the well”
thrust or throw into“Immerse yourself in hot water”
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity“She plunged at it eagerly”
begin with vigor“He launched into a long diatribe”
noun
a brief swim in water
a steep and rapid fall
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with plunge?2
one syllable
Plunge in a sentence
- After a month, he finally had enough saved to take the plunge.Nuel
- She fell, plunging deep into the flowing water.unknown
- The lights went out, plunging us into darkness.Amastan
- The fire went out, plunging the room into darkness.Amastan
- He cut the power, plunging the city into darkness.Conjuice
- He cut the cable, plunging the town into total darkness.Conjuice
- He'd had no experience of teaching, but he plunged in nonetheless.unknown
- The plane exploded and plunged into the ocean, killing all the people on board.CK
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Forms of plunge
as a noun
- plural
- plunges
as a verb
- past tense
- plunged
- present participle
- plunging
- third-person singular
- plunges
- past participle
- plunged