Definitions for Plunge
plʌndʒplunge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. dip, plungenoun

   a brief swim in water

2. plungeverb

   a steep and rapid fall

3. immerse, plungeverb

   thrust or throw into

   "Immerse yourself in hot water"

4. dive, plunge, plunkverb

   drop steeply

   "the stock market plunged"

5. plungeverb

   dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

   "She plunged at it eagerly"

6. plunge, launchverb

   begin with vigor

   "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"

7. plunge, immerseverb

   cause to be immersed

   "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

8. plunge, dumpverb

   fall abruptly

   "It plunged to the bottom of the well"

9. dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douseverb

   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"

10. steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak upverb

    devote (oneself) fully to

    "He immersed himself into his studies"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plungenoun

   the act of plunging or submerging

2. plungenoun

   a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water)

3. plungenoun

   the act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse

4. plungenoun

   heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation

5. plungenoun

   an immersion in difficulty, embarrassment, or distress; the condition of being surrounded or overwhelmed; a strait; difficulty

6. plungeverb

   to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse;

   to plunge the body into water

7. plungeverb

   to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action

8. plungeverb

   to baptize by immersion

9. plungeverb

   to dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge one's self

   he plunged into the river

10. plungeverb

    to fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition

11. plungeverb

    to pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does

12. plungeverb

    to bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous speculations

13. plungeverb

    to entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle)

14. plungeverb

    to overwhelm, overpower

15. Etymology: From plungen, ploungen, plungier, from plonger, (Modern French plonger), from unattested frequentative *, from plumbum. Compare plumb, plounce.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plungenoun

   1. Act of putting or sinking under water.2. Difficulty; strait; distress.

   She was weary of her life, since she was brought to that plunge; to conceal her husband’s murder, or accuse her son. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   People, when put to a plunge, cry out to heaven for help, without helping themselves. Roger L'Estrange.

   Wilt thou behold me sinking in my woes?
   And wilt thou not reach out a friendly arm,
   To raise me from amidst this plunge of sorrows? Addison.

   He must be a good man; a quality which Marcus Tullius Cicero and are much at a plunge in asserting to the Greek and Roman orators. Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning.

2. To PLUNGEverb

   Etymology: plonger, Fr.

   1. To put suddenly under water, or under any thing supposed liquid.

   Plunge us in the flames. John Milton.

   Headlong from hence to plunge herself she springs,
   But shoots along supported on her wings. Dryden.

   2. To put into any state suddenly.

   I mean to plunge the boy in pleasing sleep,
   And ravish’d in Italian bow’rs to keep. Dryden.

   3. To hurry into any distress.

   O conscience! into what abyss of fears
   And horrors hast thou driv’n me? out of which
   I find no way; from deep to deeper plung’d. John Milton.

   Without a prudent determination in matters before us, we shall be plunged into perpetual errors. Isaac Watts.

   4. To force in suddenly. This word, to what action soever it be applied, commonly expresses either violence and suddenness in the agent, or distress in the patient.

   At this advanc’d, and sudden as the word,
   In proud Plexippus’ bosom plung’d the sword. Dryden.

   Let them not be too hasty to plunge their enquiries at once into the depths of knowledge. Isaac Watts.

3. To Plungeverb

   1. To sink suddenly into water; to dive.

   Accoutred as I was, I plunged in. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   His courser plung’d,
   And threw him off; the waves whelm’d over him,
   And helpless in his heavy arms he drown’d. Dryden.

   When thou, thy ship o’erwhelm’d with waves, shalt be
   Forc’d to plunge naked in the raging sea. John Dryden.

   When tortoises have been a long time upon the water, their shell being dried in the sun, they are easily taken; by reason they cannot plunge into the water nimbly enough. John Ray.

   2. To fall or rush into any hazard or distress.

   He could find no other way to conceal his adultery, but to plunge into the guilt of a murther. John Tillotson.

   Bid me for honour plunge into a war
   Then shalt thou see that Marcus is not slow. Addison.

   Impotent of mind and uncontroul’d,
   He plung’d into the gulph which heav’n foretold. Alexander Pope.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plungeverb

   to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war

2. Plungeverb

   to baptize by immersion

3. Plungeverb

   to entangle; to embarrass; to overcome

4. Plungeverb

   to thrust or cast one's self into water or other fluid; to submerge one's self; to dive, or to rush in; as, he plunged into the river. Also used figuratively; as, to plunge into debt

5. Plungeverb

   to pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does

6. Plungeverb

   to bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous speculations

7. Plungenoun

   the act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge

8. Plungenoun

   hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties

9. Plungenoun

   the act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse

10. Plungenoun

    heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation

11. Etymology: [OE. ploungen, OF. plongier, F. plonger, fr. (assumed) LL. plumbicare, fr. L. plumbum lead. See Plumb.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plungė

   Plungė is a city in Lithuania with 23,246 inhabitants. It has a crab stick factory which exports to many countries in Europe. Before World War II, Plunge had a large Jewish population.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plunge

   plunj, v.t. to cast suddenly into water or other fluid: to force suddenly (into): to immerse.—v.i. to sink suddenly into any fluid: to dive: to pitch suddenly forward and throw up the hind-legs, as a horse: to rush into any danger: (slang) to gamble recklessly.—n. act of plunging: act of rushing headlong, as a horse.—n. Plung′er, one who plunges: a diver: a long solid cylinder used as a forcer in pumps: (mil.) a cavalry-man: one who bets heavily.—adj. Plung′ing, rushing headlong: aimed from higher ground, as fire upon an enemy.—n. the putting or sinking under water, or other fluid: the act of a horse trying to throw its rider.—Plunge bath, a bath large enough to allow the whole body under water. [O. Fr. plonger—L. plumbum, lead.]

Matched Categories

1. • Begin
   • Concentrate
   • Dash
   • Immerse
   • Swimming

British National Corpus

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   Rank popularity for the word 'Plunge' in Verbs Frequency: #890

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Plunge in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Plunge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Plunge in a Sentence

1. China Vanke:

   Small shareholders, media and the public have expressed major concerns over whether Jushenhua (Baoneng's unit) will be able to sustain its high-leveraged funding source, whether it will trigger a plunge in Vanke's A share, and whether it will create a systematic risk in the secondary stock market like we saw in the 2015 market rout.

2. Og Mandino:

   If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions.

3. Robin Bieber:

   The contracts are not all on the same technical page and this causes a lack of clarity, wTI could plunge but the rest hold steady.

4. Gary Greenberg:

   If I were them I would allow the selling to take place over an extended time period (9 to 12 months), if Beijing announced the ban on selling was to be lifted and it resulted in a dramatic plunge in share prices, it would represent a buying opportunity we’d take, because the share prices would temporarily be artificially depressed.

5. David Crow:

   The new Joker is a plunge into nihilism. There is no redemption at all. It is a lot grimmer to watch than even Heath Ledger's Joker in 'The Dark Knight'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Plunge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Plunge
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Plunge
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Plunge
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Plunge
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Plunge