Definition of plung
1. plunge [ v ] Thrust or throw into
Examples:
"Immerse yourself in the hot water"
(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)
An open field was better than a building , that was for_sure , so he dismounted , turned off the horse , and plunged through the grass .
(Howard Fast, April Morning....)
I would have stood there and died there if left to myself , but Cousin_Simmons grabbed my arm in his viselike grip and fairly plucked me out of there ; and_then I came_to some sanity and plunged away with such extraordinary speed that I outdistanced Cousin_Simmons by_far .
(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)
He had plunged into the dark woods beyond .
Synonyms plunge immerse Related Terms penetrate soak dunk sheathe submerge dip dip piston2. plunge [ v ] drop steeply
Examples:
"the stock market plunged"
("Editorials"...)
But at_least the pessimists who believed that the world_organization had plunged to its death in that plane crash in the Congo have been proved wrong .
(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)
Shot near the heart , he turned to one side and plunged for a door to another room several feet away , three bullets following him .
Synonyms plunge dive plunk Related Terms descend duck crash-dive sky_dive nosedive power-dive3. plunge [ v ] dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
Examples:
"She plunged at it eagerly"
(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)
Recklessly hurling the bronc sidewise into an intersecting draw , he plunged forward with undiminished speed .
Synonyms plunge Related Terms dart launch4. plunge [ v ] begin with vigor
Examples:
"He launched into a long diatribe"
"She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
5. plunge [ v ] begin with vigor
Examples:
"He launched into a long diatribe"
"She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)
But he plunges into yet another , this time with Norway , and is killed in an assault on the fortress of Fredrikshall , being only thirty-six years of_age when he died .
Synonyms plunge launch Related Terms begin6. plunge [ n ] a brief swim in water
Used in print:(The Providence Journal...)
There are some sharp and whipping lines and some hilariously funny situations - the best of the latter being a mass impromptu plunge into a nightclub tank where a `` mermaid '' is performing .
Synonyms plunge dip Related Terms swimming dunk7. plunge [ v ] cause to be immersed
Examples:
"The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
(R. Leslie Gourse, With Gall and Honey....)
The teacher plunged the children into a new portion , this time in Hebrew , rapping the stick incessantly .
Synonyms plunge immerse Related Terms steep steep8. plunge [ v ] fall abruptly
Examples:
"It plunged to the bottom of the well"
9. plunge [ v ] engross (oneself) fully
Examples:
"He immersed himself into his studies"
10. plunge [ v ] immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Examples:
"dip the garment into the cleaning solution"
"dip the brush into the paint"
11. plunge [ n ] a steep drop
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