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PLUNGE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PLUNGE?

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Plunge as a Noun
Definitions of "Plunge" as a noun
Synonyms of "Plunge" as a noun (7 Words)
Usage Examples of "Plunge" as a noun
Plunge as a Verb
Definitions of "Plunge" as a verb
Synonyms of "Plunge" as a verb (70 Words)
Usage Examples of "Plunge" as a verb
Associations of "Plunge" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Plunge” are: immerse, launch, dip, douse, dunk, souse, dive, plunk, dump, absorb, engross, engulf, soak up, steep, jump, hurl oneself, throw oneself, fling oneself, launch oneself, catapult oneself, cast oneself, pitch oneself, crash, plummet, pitch, drop, fall, fall headlong, tumble, nosedive, take a nosedive, crash-dive, descend, begin, start, commence, undertake, set about, enter on, go into, take up, fall sharply, fall steeply, drop rapidly, go down, sink, slump, lurch, roll, reel, toss about, keel, list, wallow, labour, flounder, make heavy weather, thrust, stick, ram, drive, jab, stab, push, shove, force, submerge, duck, throw, cast

Plunge as a Noun

Definitions of "Plunge" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “plunge” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A swift and drastic fall in value or amount.
An act of jumping or diving into water.
A brief swim in water.
A steep and rapid fall.

Synonyms of "Plunge" as a noun (7 Words)

dip	Tasty mixture or liquid into which bite sized foods are dipped. There was a dip* in the road.*
dive	A plunge head first into water. He got into a fight in some dive.
drop	An act of dropping supplies or troops by parachute. I got to the depot and made the drop.
fall	A defeat or downfall. There is a fall* of woodcock in the round wood above the dell.*
jump	An act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one s legs and feet. The jump* from county to Test cricket.*
slump	A prolonged period of abnormally low economic activity, typically bringing widespread unemployment. Arsenal s recent slump.
tumble	An untidy or confused arrangement or state. I took a tumble* in the nettles.*

Usage Examples of "Plunge" as a noun

The central bank declared a 76% plunge in its profits.
Fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge.

Plunge as a Verb

Definitions of "Plunge" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “plunge” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Devote (oneself) fully to.
(of a horse) rear violently.
Dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity.
Cause to be immersed.
(of a ship) pitch.
Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate.
Sink (a pot containing a plant) in the ground.
Thrust or throw into.
Embark impetuously on a speech or course of action.
Fall suddenly and uncontrollably.
Suffer a rapid decrease in value.
Quickly immerse in liquid.
Push or thrust quickly.
Suddenly bring into a specified condition or state.
Jump or dive quickly and energetically.
Begin with vigor.
Fall abruptly.
Drop steeply.

Synonyms of "Plunge" as a verb (70 Words)

absorb	Become imbued. Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely.
begin	Have a beginning characterized in some specified way. The company s Asia tour begins next month.
cast	Make a moulded object by casting metal. He jumped in casting caution to the wind.
cast oneself	Assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors.
catapult oneself	Shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult.
commence	Get off the ground. A public inquiry is due to commence* on the 16th.*
crash	Enter a party without an invitation gatecrash. The test pilot crashed a Hurricane fighter plane.
crash-dive	Descend steeply and rapidly.
descend	Act in a shameful way that is far below one’s usual standards. As the winter darkness descended the fighting ceased.
dip	Dip into a liquid. Dip the brush into the paint.
dive	Swim under water using breathing equipment. A bullet passed close to his head and he dived for cover.
douse	Extinguish (a fire or light. Nothing could douse* her sudden euphoria.*
drive	Have certain properties when driven. Can you drive* this four wheel truck.*
drop	Let or cause to fall in drops. They escaped by climbing out of the window and dropping to the ground.
drop rapidly	Utter with seeming casualness.
duck	Submerge or plunge suddenly. Before he could duck* another stone struck him.*
dump	Put (something) down heavily or carelessly. No dumping in these woods.
dunk	Make a dunk shot in basketball. She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce.
engross	Produce (a legal document, especially a deed or statute) in its final form. The notes totally engrossed him.
engulf	Flow over or cover completely. Europe might be engulfed by war.
enter on	Become a participant; be involved in.
fall	Fall to somebody by assignment or lot. Several deer have fallen to the same gun.
fall headlong	Assume a disappointed or sad expression.
fall sharply	Go as if by falling.
fall steeply	Decrease in size, extent, or range.
fling oneself	Throw with force or recklessness.
flounder	Be in serious difficulty. He was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters.
force	Take by force. Thieves tried to force* open the cash register.*
go down	Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired.
go into	Progress by being changed.
hurl oneself	Utter with force; utter vehemently.
immerse	Cause to be immersed. She immersed herself in her work.
jab	Stab or pierce. He jabbed his finger into her ribs.
jump	Jump down from an elevated point. East jumped to four spades.
keel	(of a person or thing) fall over; collapse. A wardrobe was about to keel* over on top of him.*
labour	Of a woman in childbirth be in labour. United laboured against confident opponents.
launch	Launch for the first time launch on a maiden voyage. The government is to launch* a 1 25 million publicity campaign.*
launch oneself	Set up or found.
list	Include or enter in a list. The bottom of the line Mercedes lists for 52 050.
lurch	Defeat by a lurch. The truck lurched down the road.
make heavy weather	Put in order or neaten.
nosedive	Of an aircraft make a nosedive. The plane nosedived into the ground and exploded.
pitch	Set one s voice or a piece of music at a particular pitch. We pitched camp for the night.
pitch oneself	Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball.
plummet	Drop sharply. Hardware sales plummeted.
plunk	Make or move along with a sound as of a horse’s hooves striking the ground. I plunked down 14 95 for the new paperback edition.
push	Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby. He pushed past an old woman in his haste.
ram	Strike or drive against with a heavy impact. Ram the gate with a sledgehammer.
reel	Wind something on to a reel by turning the reel. She reeled back against the van.
roll	Flatten or spread with a roller. The gymnasts rolled and jumped.
set about	Apply or start.
shove	Come into rough contact with while moving. The people pushed and shoved to get in line.
sink	Cause to sink. He saw the coffin sink* below the surface of the waves.*
slump	Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly. Prices slumped.
soak up	Heat a metal prior to working it.
stab	Stab or pierce. She stabbed the air with her forefinger.
start	Play in the starting lineup. We plan to start* building in the autumn.*
steep	Devote (oneself) fully to. Steep the blossoms in oil.
stick	Stick to firmly. Stick the poster onto the wall.
submerge	Cause (something) to be under water. Houses had been flooded and cars submerged.
take a nosedive	Get into one’s hands, take physically.
take up	Be capable of holding or containing.
throw	Throw a die out onto a flat surface. The bond market was thrown into confusion.
throw oneself	Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.
toss about	Throw or toss with a light motion.
tumble	Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. Wash in warm water and tumble* dry.*
undertake	Enter upon an activity or enterprise. A lorry driver implicitly undertakes that he is reasonably skilled as a driver.
wallow	(of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that one finds pleasurable. Pigs were wallowing in the mud.

Usage Examples of "Plunge" as a verb

The ship plunged through the 20-foot seas.
A car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine.
The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text.
The stock market plunged.
He came to a decision, and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it.
She plunged at it eagerly.
The frightened horse plunged and bolted.
It plunged to the bottom of the well.
She plunged into a dangerous adventure.
Shares in the company plunged 18p on news that profits had fallen.
Pot up and plunge spring-flowering bulbs.
To peel fruit, cover with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water.
He plunged his hands into his pockets.
Our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea.
For a moment the scene was illuminated, then it was plunged back into darkness.

Associations of "Plunge" (30 Words)

absorb	Consume all of one’s attention or time. He absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe.
awash	Covered or flooded with water, especially seawater or rain. The main deck was afloat or awash.
cascade	Rush down in big quantities like a cascade. The waterfall raced down in a series of cascades.
deluge	Overwhelm with a flood. A deluge* of rain hit the plains.*
dip	Dip into a liquid while eating. The road dipped down to the bridge.
dive	A headlong plunge into water. He hit the sea in a shallow dive.
drip	A method of brewing coffee by dripping boiling water through a filter filled with ground coffee beans. A drip* coffee maker.*
drop	Score a goal by a drop kick. Just drop* it in the post when you ve got time.*
drown	Deliberately kill a person or animal by drowning. She drowned her trouble in alcohol.
enclose	Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. Darkness enclosed him.
engross	Absorb all the attention or interest of. The country had made the best of its position to engross* trade.*
engulf	Powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm. The bright light engulfed him completely.
fall	A controlled act of falling especially as a stunt or in martial arts. A rock fall.
glen	A narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland.
gorge	A narrow pass (especially one between mountains. They gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas.
immerse	Cause to be immersed. She immersed herself in her work.
overwhelm	Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. I was overwhelmed with guilt.
purl	Knit with a purl stitch. The water was purling.
sheathe	Enclose with a sheath. I sheathed my dagger.
sink	Fall or sink heavily. They planned to sink* a gold mine in Oklahoma.*
slump	Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly. A slump* in profits.*
submerge	Descend below the surface of an area of water. Submerge your head completely.
submergence	Sinking until covered completely with water. Total submergence* of plants results in heavy crop losses.*
submerse	Put under water. Pellets were then submersed in agar.
subside	Sink to a lower level or form a depression. She subsided into the chair.
surround	The area encircling something surroundings. The country the flat agricultural surround.
swallow	Enclose or envelop completely as if by swallowing. She swallowed the last words of her speech.
trickle	Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream. A solitary tear trickled down her cheek.
underwater	(of a loan) having a balance that exceeds the current market value of the loan. They learn to navigate underwater* at night.*
waterfall	A cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline. Each phase of a waterfall* project must be complete prior to moving to the next phase.*