plunge (pl nj)v. plunged, plung·ing, plung·es v.tr. 1. To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place: "Plunge the lobsters, head first, into a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water" (Craig Claiborne). 2. To cast suddenly, violently, or deeply into a given state or situation: "The street was plunged in cool shadow" (Richard Wright). v.intr. 1. To fall or throw oneself into a substance or place: We plunged into the icy mountain lake. 2. To throw oneself earnestly or wholeheartedly into an activity or situation: plunged into my studies. 3. To enter or move headlong through something: The hunting dogs plunged into the forest. 4. To descend steeply; fall precipitously: a cliff that plunges to the sea. 5. To move forward and downward violently: The rider plunged from the bucking horse. 6. To become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically: Stock prices plunged during the banking crisis. 7. To speculate or gamble extravagantly. n. Idiom: 1. The act or an instance of plunging. 2. a. A place or area, such as a swimming pool, for diving or plunging. b. A swim; a dip. take the plunge Informal To begin an unfamiliar venture, especially after hesitating: After a three-year engagement, they're finally taking the plunge. [Middle English plungen, from Old French plongier, from Vulgar Latin *plumbic  re, to heave a sounding lead, from Latin plumbum, lead.] |
Translations
plunging
adj
neckline, back → tief ausgeschnitten; her deeply plunging neckline → der tiefe Ausschnitt ihres Kleides
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