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Noun plunge has 2 senses
- dip, plunge - a brief swim in water
--1 is a kind of swimming, swim
- plunge - a steep and rapid fall
--2 is a kind of drop, fall
Verb plunge has 8 senses
- immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
--1 is one way to penetrate, perforate
Sample sentence:
They plunge the object in the water
- dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
--2 is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
Sample sentences:
The stock market is going to plunge
The airplane is sure to plunge
- plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
--3 is one way to dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- plunge, launch - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
--4 is one way to get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- plunge, immerse - cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- plunge, dump - fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
--6 is one way to drop
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- 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"
--7 is one way to immerse, plunge
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up - engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
--8 is one way to concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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