plunge
21plunge — plunge1 [ plʌndʒ ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to fall quickly from a high position: It was still dark when the helicopter plunged 500 feet into the sea. His car had plunged off the mountain road in heavy rain. a ) transitive to make someone or… …
22plunge — [[t]plʌ̱nʤ[/t]] ♦♦♦ plunges, plunging, plunged 1) VERB If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction. [V prep/adv] At least 50 people died when a bus… …
23plunge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold ▪ Bathers would go straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge. ▪ downward, headlong (both figurative) ▪ the economy s downward plunge …
24plunge — 1 verb 1 (intransitive, transitive always + adv/prep) to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards (+ off/into etc): Her car swerved and plunged off the cliff. | plunge to your death: The rope broke and both the climbers plunged… …
25plunge — I UK [plʌndʒ] / US verb Word forms plunge : present tense I/you/we/they plunge he/she/it plunges present participle plunging past tense plunged past participle plunged ** 1) [intransitive] to fall quickly from a high position It was still dark… …
26Plunge — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Plunge >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 plunge plunge dip dive header Sgm: N 1 ducking ducking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 diver diver PARAG:Plunge >V GRP: V 1 Sgm …
27plunge — /plunj/, v., plunged, plunging, n. v.t. 1. to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one s heart. 2. to bring suddenly or forcibly into… …
28plunge — [plʌndʒ] verb [I] I 1) to fall quickly from a high position Syn: plummet The helicopter plunged 500 feet into the sea.[/ex] 2) if an amount or level plunges, it suddenly becomes much lower Syn: plummet The temperature is expected to plunge below… …
29plunge in — Ⅰ. UK US plunge in/plunge into sth Phrasal Verb with plunge({{}}/plʌndʒ/ verb [I or T] ► [I or T] to suddenly start doing something in an active and enthusiastic way: »The Zurich insurance group has plunged headlong into fund management in… …
30plunge — 01. A young boy miraculously survived after [plunging] over Niagara Falls. 02. The car ran off the bridge, and [plunged] into the ocean. 03. German philosopher Goethe once said, [Plunge] boldly into the thick of life! 04. A young boy [plunged]… …
