| noun | a brief swim in water |
| noun | a steep and rapid fall |
| verb | thrust or throw into “Immerse yourself in hot water” |
| verb | drop steeply “the stock market plunged” |
| verb | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity “She plunged at it eagerly” |
| verb | begin with vigor “He launched into a long diatribe” |
| verb | cause to be immersed “The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text” |
| verb | fall abruptly “It plunged to the bottom of the well” |
| verb | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate “dip the garment into the cleaning solution” |
| verb | devote (oneself) fully to “He immersed himself into his studies” |
| dip | verb | dip into a liquid |
| plunge | verb | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate |
| plunge | noun | a brief swim in water |
| plunger | noun | someone who dives (into water) |
| immersion | noun | the act of wetting something by submerging it |
| Dunkard | noun | an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) |
| dip | noun | a brief immersion |
| dipper | noun | a ladle that has a cup with a long handle |
| souse | noun | the act of making something completely wet |
| dousing | noun | the act of wetting something by submerging it |
| engrossment | noun | complete attention; intense mental effort |
| absorption | noun | complete attention; intense mental effort |