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plunge  (plnj)

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.

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.

Idiom:

take the plunge Informal

To begin an unfamiliar venture, especially after hesitating: After a three-year engagement, they're finally taking the plunge.

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[Middle English plungen, from Old French plongier, from Vulgar Latin *plumbicre, to heave a sounding lead, from Latin plumbum, lead.]

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plunge

Verb

[plunging, plunged]

1. (usually foll. by into)to thrust or throw (something or oneself) forcibly or suddenly: they plunged into the sea, he plunged the knife in to the hilt

2. to throw or be thrown into a certain condition: the room was plunged into darkness

3. (usually foll. by into)to involve or become involved deeply (in)

4. to move swiftly or impetuously

5. to descend very suddenly or steeply: temperatures were plunging

6. Informal to gamble recklessly

Noun

1. a leap or dive

2. Informal a swim

3. a pitching motion

4. take the plunge Informal to make a risky decision which cannot be reversed later [Old French plongier]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plunge - a brief swim in water                 dip swim, swimming - the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"
	2.	plunge - a steep and rapid fall drop, fall - a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
Verb	1.	plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" immerse penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" dip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge - 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" dip - plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He dipped into his pocket" dip - immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" submerse, submerge - put under water; "submerge your head completely" soak - submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour" sheathe - plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
	2.	plunge - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" dive, plunk power-dive - make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived" nosedive - plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft duck - submerge or plunge suddenly crash-dive - descend steeply and rapidly chute, parachute, jump - jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" dump, plunge - fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
	3.	plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly" launch, plunge - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
	4.	plunge - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" launch begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
	5.	plunge - cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" immerse engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
	6.	plunge - fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" dump dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
	7.	plunge - 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" dip, dunk, souse, douse sop - dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce" immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" douse, duck, dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
	8.	plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" engross, engulf, steep, immerse, soak up, absorb immerse, plunge - cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" drink in, drink - be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"

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plunge

verb 1. descend, fall, drop, crash, pitch, sink, go down, dive, tumble, plummet, nose-dive

verb 2. hurtle, charge, career, jump, tear, rush, dive, dash, swoop, lurch

verb 3. submerge, sink, duck, dip, immerse, douse, dunk

verb 4. throw, cast, pitch, propel

verb 5. fall steeply, drop, crash (informal) go down, slump, plummet, take a nosedive (informal)

noun 6. fall, crash (informal) slump, drop, tumble

noun 7. dive, jump, duck, swoop, descent, immersion, submersion

Translations

plunge [plʌndʒ] n → zambullida

vt → sumergir, hundir

vi (= fall) → caer (= dive); saltar; [person] → arrojarse (= sink); hundirse;

to take the plunge → lanzarse;

to plunge a room into darkness → sumir una habitación en la oscuridad

plunge [plʌndʒ] n → plongeon m (fig); chute f

vt → plonger

vi (= fall) → tomber, dégringoler (= dive); plonger;

to take the plunge → se jeter à l'eau

plunge [plʌndʒ] n [of bird, person] → Sprung m (fig) [of prices, rates etc] → Sturz m

vt [+ hand, knife] → stoßen

vi [thing] → stürzen; [bird, person] → sich stürzen (fig) [prices, rates etc] → abfallen, stürzen;

to take the plunge (fig) → den Sprung wagen;

the room was plunged into darkness → das Zimmer war in Dunkelheit getaucht

plunge [plʌndʒ] n → tuffo

vt → immergere

vi (= dive) → tuffarsi (= fall); cadere, precipitare;

to take the plunge (fig) → saltare il fosso;

to plunge a room into darkness → far piombare una stanza nel buio

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plunge

v plunge [plandʒ]

1 to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive He plunged into the river. induik يَغْطُس، يَرْتَمي гмуркам се skočit, vrhnout se springe på hovedet tauchen βουτώ lanzarse, zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza (vee alla) vajutama, sukelduma شیرجه رفتن sukeltaa plonger לִקפוֹץ खुद को गहरे पानी इत्यादि में गिराना zaroniti,uroniti beugrik terjun stinga sér tuffarsi 飛び込む 뛰어들다 nerti, mestis ienirt; iegrimt; mesties (iekšā) terjun zich storten styrte, kaste seg, stupe dać nura, skoczyć mergulhar a plonja нырять skočiť potopiti (se), skočiti (v vodo) gnjuriti kasta sig, dyka ner พุ่งลงไปในน้ำ dalmak 跳入(水中) пірнати چھلانگ لگانا، غوطہ لگانا lao mình xuống; lặn 跳入（水中）

2 to push (something) violently or suddenly into He plunged a knife into the meat. insteek يَزُجُّ، يَدْفَع зaбивам vrazit, vnořit stikke stoßen βυθίζω, χώνω clavar, meter pistma با شدت فرو کردن sysätä enfoncer לִתקוֹעַ तेजी से किसी चीज को मारना pasti belevág menikamkan reka á kaf í conficcare 突き刺す 찌르다, 처넣다 smeigti, panardinti iegrūst; iedzīt membenamkan ploffen stikke, bore wepchnąć, wbić mergulhar a vârî în погружать; вонзать vraziť, zaboriť zariti gurnuti köra (sticka) ner เสียบ batırmak (猛地)插入 занурювати اچھالنا đâm mạnh （猛地）插入

n

an act of plunging; a dive He took a plunge into the pool. duikslag غَطْسَه скок skok hovedspring der (Kopf-)Sprung βουτιά zambullida, chapuzón sukeldus شیرجه sukellus plongeon קְפִיצָה गोता लगाने की क्रिया baciti se,skočiti vízbe ugrás penerjunan dÿfa tuffo, immersione 飛び込み 뛰어들기 (pasi)nėrimas, nardymas ieniršana; iegremdēšanās terjunan duik sprang; stup; dukkert nurkowanie, skok (na głowę) mergulho plonjon ныряние skok skok v vodo gnjurenje språng, dykning การพุ่งลงไปในน้ำ dalma 跳入 пірнання; занурення چھلانگ sự lao mình xuống; sự lặn 跳入

n ˈplunger

an instrument for clearing blocked pipes etc by suction. plunjer آلة لتَنْظيف المَجاري بِتَنْظيف الأنابيب плунжер plunžr svupper der Bolzen βεντούζα desatascador varbkolbpump لوله بازکن karhupumppu ventouse בּוּכנָה अवरूद्ध पाइप इत्यादि को साफ करने वाला यंत्र gumeni otčepljivač odvoda pumpa pompa pengisap drullusokkur sturalavandini プランジヤ 플런저, 흡인기 (하수 청소용) kanalizacinė pompa plunžeris, atsūcējs pam ontstopper klosettsuger, sugekopp przepychacz desentupidor pompă (de desfun­dat) вантуз plunžer odčepnik gumeni otpušač cevi vaskrensare เครื่องมือสำหรับดูดท่อน้ำทิ้ง pompa, piston 活塞 плунжер پائپ صاف کرنے کا آلہ máy thông tắc 活塞

take the plunge

to (decide to) start doing something new or difficult. besluit om iets te doen يبدأ شيئا جَديدا صعبا захващам се с skočit do toho rovnýma nohama kaste sig ud i den entscheidenden Schritt wagen παίρνω τη μεγάλη απόφαση, στα βαθιά βουτάω dar el paso decisivo otsustavat sammu astuma کار جدید و ظاهراً مخاطره آمیزی را شروع کردن ottaa ratkaiseva askel se jeter à l'eau לַעֲשׂוֹת צַעַד גוֹרָלִי (सोच विचार के बाद) कमर कसकर आगे बढ़ना upustiti se u nešto,riskirati fejest ugrik vmibe memulai leggja út í decidersi 思い切ったことをする 모험하다 žengti ryžtingą žingsnį spert izšķirošo soli membuat keputusan yg berisiko de sprong wagen ta spranget podjąć się aventurar-se a se avânta, a se arunca решиться skočiť do čoho rovnými nohami napraviti odločilen korak započeti våga språnget, ta det avgörande steget ลงมือทำ cesaret edip yapmak 冒險嘗試 зробити рішучий крок جان جوکھم ميں ڈالنا quyết tâm hành động 冒险尝试