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- DictionaryPlunge/plənj/
verb
- 1. jump or dive quickly and energetically: "our daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea"
- 2. push or thrust quickly: "he plunged his hands into his pockets"
noun
- 1. an act of jumping or diving into water: "we went straight from the sauna to take a cold plunge"
1. : to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly into something. plunged the dagger. 2. : to cause to enter a state or course of action usually suddenly, unexpectedly, or violently. plunged the nation into economic depression. intransitive verb. 1. : to thrust or cast oneself into or as if into water.
PLUNGE definition: 1. to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or…. Learn more.
1. To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place: plunged the eggs into the hot water; plunged the fork into the potato. 2. To cast suddenly, violently, or deeply into a given state or situation: "The street was plunged in cool shadow" (Richard Wright).
Plunge definition: to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge. See examples of PLUNGE used in a sentence.
As a noun, plunge means “a brief swim” or “a fall.” As a verb, plunge has a variety of definitions. Plunge can mean “to devote yourself fully," as you might plunge into a job by working day and night.
Definition of plunge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PLUNGE definition: 1. to fall or move down very quickly and with force: 2. to become lower in temperature, value, etc…. Learn more.
plunge. If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction. At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river. If you plunge an object into something, you push it quickly or violently into it.
Plunge definition: To devote oneself to or undertake an activity earnestly or wholeheartedly.
plunge. [intransitive, transitive] to move or make someone or something move suddenly forward and/or downward + adv./prep. She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. The train left the track and plunged down the embankment. plunge somebody/something + adv./prep.
