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plunge   (TTS Sound)

The noun plunge has 2 senses

• dip, plunge -- (a brief swim in water)


• plunge -- (a steep and rapid fall)

The verb plunge has 8 senses

• immerse, plunge -- (thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water")


• dive, plunge, plunk -- (drop steeply; "the stock market plunged")


• plunge -- (dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly")


• plunge, launch -- (begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure")


• plunge, immerse -- (cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text")


• plunge, dump -- (fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well")


• dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse -- (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")


• steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up -- (devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies")