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verb (used with object)
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 some condition, situation, etc.: to plunge a country into war; to pull a switch and plunge a house into darkness.
3.
Horticulture. to place (a potted plant) up to its rim in soil or in certain other materials, as sand or moss.
4.
Surveying. to transit (the telescope of a transit or theodolite).
verb (used without object)
5.
to cast oneself, or fall as if cast, into water, a hole, etc.
6.
to rush or dash with headlong haste: to plunge through a crowd.
7.
to bet or speculate recklessly: to plunge on the stock market.
8.
to throw oneself impetuously or abruptly into some condition, situation, matter, etc.: to plunge into debt.
9.
EXPANDto descend abruptly or precipitously, as a cliff, road, etc.
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Plunges
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
noun
Idiom11.
act of plunging.
12.
a leap or dive, as into water.
13.
a headlong or impetuous rush or dash: a plunge into danger.
15.
EXPANDa place for plunging or diving, as a swimming pool.
17.
take the plunge, to enter with sudden decision upon an unfamiliar course of action, as after hesitation or deliberation: She took the plunge and invested her entire savings in the plan.
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Word Origin & History
plunge
c.1380, from O.Fr. plungier (c.1140), from V.L. *plumbicare "to heave the lead," from L. plumbum "lead" (see plumb). Original notion perhaps is of a sounding lead or a fishing net weighted with lead. Fig. use in take the plunge "commit oneself" is from 1845. Plunger as a mechanism
EXPANDis from 1777. Plunging neckline attested from 1949.
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