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• plunge — vb Plunge, dive, pitch are comparable when they mean to throw or cast oneself or to be thrown or cast forward or downward with force or impetuosity into or as if into deep water. Plunge carries a more obvious implication than the others of the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• plunge — ► VERB 1) fall or move suddenly and uncontrollably. 2) jump or dive quickly and energetically. 3) (plunge in) embark impetuously on (a course of action). 4) (be plunged into) suddenly bring into a specified condition or state: the area was was… …   English terms dictionary

• plunge — [plunj] vt. plunged, plunging [ME plungen < OFr plongier < VL * plumbicare < L plumbum, LEAD2: see PLUMB] to thrust, throw, or force suddenly (into a liquid, hole, condition, etc.) [to plunge an oar into the water, to plunge a country… …   English World dictionary

• plunge — [n] quick drop; enthusiastic attempt belly flop*, descent, dive, duck, dunk, fall, high dive, immersion, investment, jump, nose dive, spree, submergence, submersion, swoop, venture; concepts 100,150,152,181,194 Ant. ascent, increase, rise plunge… …   New thesaurus

• plunge — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, advance, agiotage, ante, ante up, arbitrage, ascend, back, back up, bate, be caught short, be eaten away, be short, beat down, belong, bet, bet on, blunder, boil, break, bucket, bucketshop, budge, bundle …   Moby Thesaurus

• plunge — ▪ I. plunge plunge 1 [plʌndʒ] verb [intransitive, transitive] JOURNALISM to suddenly and quickly go down in value or amount; = PLUMMET: • Stock prices plunged again yesterday. • The company s shares plunged 33% in a single day …   Financial and business terms

• plunge — plunge1 [plʌndʒ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: plongier, from Vulgar Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum lead ] 1.) [I,T always + adverb/preposition] to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards plunge off/into etc ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plunge — plunge1 [ plʌndʒ ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to fall quickly from a high position: It was still dark when the helicopter plunged 500 feet into the sea. His car had plunged off the mountain road in heavy rain. a ) transitive to make someone or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• plunge — [[t]plʌ̱nʤ[/t]] ♦♦♦ plunges, plunging, plunged 1) VERB If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction. [V prep/adv] At least 50 people died when a bus… …   English dictionary

• plunge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold ▪ Bathers would go straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge. ▪ downward, headlong (both figurative) ▪ the economy s downward plunge …   Collocations dictionary

• plunge — 1 verb 1 (intransitive, transitive always + adv/prep) to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards (+ off/into etc): Her car swerved and plunged off the cliff. | plunge to your death: The rope broke and both the climbers plunged… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English