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Plunge

noun/plˈʌndʒ/
Definition
a brief swim in water
a steep and rapid fall
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/plˈʌndʒ/
🇬🇧British English
/plˈʌndʒ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/plˈʌndʒ/
1 syllable Say it as /plˈʌndʒ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna brief swim in water
nouna steep and rapid fall
verbthrust or throw into
“Immerse yourself in hot water”
verbdrop steeply
“the stock market plunged”
verbdash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
“She plunged at it eagerly”
verbbegin with vigor
“He launched into a long diatribe”
verbcause to be immersed
“The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text”
verbfall abruptly
“It plunged to the bottom of the well”
verbimmerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
“dip the garment into the cleaning solution”
verbdevote (oneself) fully to
“He immersed himself into his studies”
Word Forms
dipverbdip into a liquid
plungeverbimmerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
plungenouna brief swim in water
plungernounsomeone who dives (into water)
immersionnounthe act of wetting something by submerging it
Dunkardnounan adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
dipnouna brief immersion
dippernouna ladle that has a cup with a long handle
sousenounthe act of making something completely wet
dousingnounthe act of wetting something by submerging it
engrossmentnouncomplete attention; intense mental effort
absorptionnouncomplete attention; intense mental effort
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
stürzen
ein kurzes Bad im Wasser
🇫🇷French
plonger
une brève baignade dans l'eau
🇪🇸Spanish
inmersión
un breve baño en el agua
🇮🇹Italian
tuffarsi
una breve nuotata in acqua
🇳🇱Dutch
duik
een korte duik in het water
🇵🇹Portuguese
mergulhar
um breve mergulho na água
🇷🇺Russian
погружаться
короткое плавание в воде
India
🇮🇳Hindi
डुबकी
पानी में थोड़ी देर तैरना
🇧🇩Bengali
নিমজ্জন
জলে একটি সংক্ষিপ্ত সাঁতার কাটা
🇮🇳Tamil
சரிவு
தண்ணீரில் ஒரு குறுகிய நீச்சல்
🇮🇳Telugu
గుచ్చు
నీటిలో కొద్దిసేపు ఈత కొట్టండి
🇮🇳Marathi
उडी
पाण्यात थोडक्यात पोहणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભૂસકો
પાણીમાં ટૂંકું તરવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಧುಮುಕುವುದು
ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಈಜು
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുങ്ങുക
വെള്ളത്തിൽ ഒരു ചെറിയ നീന്തൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡੁੱਬਣਾ
ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਤੈਰਾਕੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
چھلانگ لگانا
پانی میں ایک مختصر تیراکی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
暴跌
在水中短暂游泳
🇯🇵Japanese
飛び込む
水中で少し泳ぐ
🇰🇷Korean
돌진
물속에서 잠깐 수영
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lao xuống
bơi ngắn trong nước
🇹🇭Thai
กระโดด
ว่ายน้ำสั้นๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
terjun
berenang singkat di air
🇲🇾Malay
terjun
berenang sebentar di dalam air
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يغرق
السباحة لفترة وجيزة في الماء
🇮🇷Persian
غوطه ور شدن
شنای کوتاه در آب
🇹🇷Turkish
dalma
suda kısa bir yüzme
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִצְלוֹל
שחייה קצרה במים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'plunge'?
The primary meaning of 'plunge' is 'a brief swim in water'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'plunge' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'plunge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'plunge' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'plunge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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