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English noun: plunge | |||
| 1. | plunge (act) a brief swim in water | ||
| Synonyms | dip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | swim, swimming | ||
| 2. | plunge (event) a steep and rapid fall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop, fall | ||
English verb: plunge | |||
| 1. | plunge (contact) thrust or throw into | ||
| Samples | Immerse yourself in hot water. | ||
| Examples | They plunge the object in the water | ||
| Synonyms | immerse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | penetrate, perforate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dip, dip, dip, douse, dunk, plunge, sheathe, soak, souse, submerge, submerse | ||
| 2. | plunge (motion) drop steeply | ||
| Samples | The stock market plunged. | ||
| Examples | The stock market is going to plunge , The airplane is sure to plunge | ||
| Synonyms | dive, plunk | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chute, crash-dive, duck, jump, nosedive, parachute, power-dive | ||
| Verb group | dump, plunge | ||
| 3. | plunge (motion) dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity | ||
| Samples | She plunged at it eagerly. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot | ||
| Verb group | launch, plunge | ||
| 4. | plunge (change) begin with vigor | ||
| Samples | He launched into a long diatribe. She plunged into a dangerous adventure. | ||
| Synonyms | launch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | ||
| Verb group | plunge | ||
| 5. | plunge (cognition) cause to be immersed | ||
| Samples | The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text. | ||
| Synonyms | immerse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Cause | absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep | ||
| Verb group | absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep | ||
| 6. | plunge (motion) fall abruptly | ||
| Samples | It plunged to the bottom of the well. | ||
| Synonyms | dump | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop | ||
| Verb group | dive, plunge, plunk | ||
| 7. | plunge (contact) immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | ||
| Samples | Dip the garment into the cleaning solution. Dip the brush into the paint. | ||
| Synonyms | dip, douse, dunk, souse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | immerse, plunge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dabble, dip, douse, duck, sop | ||
| 8. | plunge (cognition) devote (oneself) fully to | ||
| Samples | He immersed himself into his studies. | ||
| Synonyms | absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, soak up, steep | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drink, drink in | ||
| Verb group | immerse, plunge | ||
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