plunge
Nouns
- (n) a brief swim in water dip,
- (n) a steep and rapid fall
Verbs
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(v) thrust or throw into
- Immerse yourself in hot water
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(v) drop steeply
- the stock market plunged
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(v) dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
- She plunged at it eagerly
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(v) begin with vigor
- He launched into a long diatribe
- She plunged into a dangerous adventure
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(v) cause to be immersed
- The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text
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(v) fall abruptly
- It plunged to the bottom of the well
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(v) 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
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(v) devote (oneself) fully to
- He immersed himself into his studies