Plunge (Verb)
Meaning 1
Dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The detective plunged into the case with enthusiasm and dedication.
- She plunged at the opportunity as soon as it arose.
- The stock market plunged yesterday due to investor fears.
- The fireman plunged into the burning building to rescue anyone inside.
- The skier plunged down the steep slope with her skis flying.
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Meaning 2
Devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- She decided to plunge herself into the world of photography and started taking courses at a local college.
- After years of procrastination, he finally plunged into writing his novel and never looked back.
- The young artist plunged herself into her work, often spending 12 hours a day in the studio.
- He plunged into the stock market, using all his savings to invest in what he hoped would be profitable ventures.
- She plunged herself into the new language, determined to become fluent within a year.
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Meaning 3
Drop steeply; "the stock market plunged".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The company's stock prices began to plunge after the news of the unexpected financial losses broke out.
- The unemployment rate will plunge as the economy starts recovering from the recession.
- The value of their currency will plunge if the country defaults on its international debts.
- Inflation will plummet and then plunge if the government takes necessary actions to curb price rise.
- The overall production costs will plunge as soon as the company invests in automation and increases efficiency.
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Meaning 4
Fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 5
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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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
Begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 8
Cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.