plunge

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Synonyms: lunge, clunge, blunge, plonge, pluge, plenge, plung, plungy, splunge

Antonyms: lunge, clunge, blunge, plonge, pluge, plenge, plung, plungy, splunge

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Verb

1. To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
   • to plunge the body into water
2. To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
   • to plunge a dagger into the breast
   • He flicked a switch and the room was plunged into darkness.
   • to plunge a nation into war
   • the city was plunged into darkness
3. To baptize by immersion.
4. To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
   • he plunged into the river
5. To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
   • to plunge into debt
   • to plunge into controversy
   • profits plunge 90%
6. To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
7. To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.
8. To entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle).
9. To overwhelm, overpower.

Noun

1. The act of plunging or submerging.
2. A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).
   • to take the water with a plunge
   • A plunge into the sea
3. A swimming pool.
4. The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
5. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
6. An immersion in difficulty, embarrassment, or distress; the condition of being surrounded or overwhelmed; a strait; difficulty.

Verb

1. To remove a blockage by suction.
   • to plunge a toilet

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