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Plunge
plʌn(d)ʒ
- jump or dive quickly and energetically
"our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea"
jump dive hurl oneself throw oneself fling oneself launch oneself catapult oneself cast oneself pitch oneself- fall suddenly and uncontrollably
"a car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine"
- embark impetuously on a speech or course of action
"he came to a decision, and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it"
- suffer a rapid decrease in value
"shares in the company plunged 18p on news that profits had fallen"
- (of a ship) pitch
"the ship plunged through the 20-foot seas"
- (of a horse) rear violently
"the frightened horse plunged and bolted"
- push or thrust quickly
"he plunged his hands into his pockets"
- quickly immerse in liquid
"to peel fruit, cover with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water"
- suddenly bring into a specified condition or state
"for a moment the scene was illuminated, then it was plunged back into darkness"
- sink (a pot containing a plant) in the ground
"pot up and plunge spring-flowering bulbs"