plunge.
To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
Meaning & usage
To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
to plunge the body into water
To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
to plunge a dagger into the breast
He flicked a switch and the room was plunged into darkness.
To baptize by immersion.
To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
he plunged into the river
To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
to plunge into debt
to plunge into controversy
To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.
To entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle).
To overwhelm, overpower.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English plungen, ploungen, Anglo-Norman plungier, from Old French plongier, (Modern French plonger), from unattested Late Latin frequentative *plumbicō (“to throw a leaded line”), from plumbum (“lead”). Compare plumb, plounce.
The act of plunging or submerging.
A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).
to take the water with a plunge
A plunge into the sea
A swimming pool.
The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
An immersion in difficulty, embarrassment, or distress; the condition of being surrounded or overwhelmed; a strait; difficulty.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English plungen, ploungen, Anglo-Norman plungier, from Old French plongier, (Modern French plonger), from unattested Late Latin frequentative *plumbicō (“to throw a leaded line”), from plumbum (“lead”). Compare plumb, plounce.
To remove a blockage by suction.
to plunge a toilet
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from plunger.
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