Plunge definition
We plunged into the lake.
Stock prices plunged during the banking crisis.
A cliff that plunges to the sea.
The car went off the road and plunged into the gully.
A plunge off the dock.
A plunge in prices.
To plunge an oar into the water, to plunge a country into debt.
A plunging neckline or back.
The hunting dogs plunged into the forest.
The ship plunged through rough seas.
An example of a plunge is jumping right into learning how to scuba dive.
An example of to plunge is to jump into the ocean for a swim.
Plunged the eggs into the hot water; plunged the fork into the potato.
I plunged into my studies. She plunged ahead with her plan.
- To begin an unfamiliar venture, especially after hesitating:After a three-year engagement, they're finally taking the plunge.
- to start on a new and seemingly uncertain enterprise, esp. after some hesitation
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of plunge
- Middle English plungen from Old French plongier from Vulgar Latin plumbicāre to heave a sounding lead from Latin plumbum lead
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English plungen, ploungen, Anglo-Norman plungier, from Old French plonger, (Modern French plonger), from unattested Late Latin frequentative *plumbicare (“to throw a leaded line"), from Latin plumbum (“lead"). Compare plumb, plounce.
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