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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.
to descend abruptly or precipitously, as a cliff, road, etc.
10.
to pitch violently forward, as a horse, ship, etc.
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noun
Idioms 11.
act of plunging.
12.
a leap or dive, as into water.
13.
a headlong or impetuous rush or dash: a plunge into danger.
15.
a 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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| —vb | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | to throw or be thrown into a certain state or condition: the room was plunged into darkness |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | (intr) to move or dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity |
| 5. | (intr) to descend very suddenly or steeply: the ship plunged in heavy seas; a plunging neckline |
| 6. | informal (intr) to speculate or gamble recklessly, for high stakes, etc |
| —n | |
| 7. | a leap or dive as into water |
| 8. | informal a swim; dip |
| 9. | chiefly (US) a place where one can swim or dive, such as a swimming pool |
| 10. | a headlong rush: a plunge for the exit |
| 11. | a pitching or tossing motion |
| 12. | informal take the plunge |
| a. to resolve to do something dangerous or irrevocable | |
| b. to get married | |
| [C14: from Old French plongier, from Vulgar Latin plumbicāre (unattested) to sound with a plummet, from Latin plumbum lead] | |
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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
is from 1777. Plunging neckline attested from 1949.
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