plunge

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /plʌndʒ/

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Verb

Plain form plunge

Third-person singular plunges

Past tense plunged

Past participle plunged

Present participle plunging

1. (intransitive) If you plunge into something, you jump or dive quickly into it.

   They happily plunged into the swimming pool.

2. (transitive) If you plunge one thing into something else, you put it in quickly.

   The murderer plunged a dagger into the victim's chest.

Noun

Singular plunge

Plural plunges

1. (countable) A plunge is the act of jumping or diving into water.

Related words

• plunger