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   Plunge

   /plənj/

   

   verb

   • 1. jump or dive quickly and energetically: "our daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea" Similar jumpdivehurl oneselfthrow oneselffling oneselflaunch oneselfcatapult oneselfcast oneselfpitch oneself
   • ▪ fall suddenly and uncontrollably: "a car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine" Similar crashplummetpitchdropfallfall headlongtumblenosedivetake a nosedivecrash-divedescend
   • ▪ embark impetuously on a speech or course of action: "overconfident researchers who plunge ahead"
   • ▪ suffer a rapid decrease in value: "their fourth-quarter operating profit plunged 25%" Similar fall steeply/sharplyplummetdrop rapidlygo downtumblesinkslumpfall off a cliffinformal:crashnosedivetake a nosedive
   • ▪ (of a ship) pitch: "the ship plunged through the 20-foot seas" Similar lurchpitchrollreeltoss aroundkeellistwallowlaborfloundermake heavy weatherpitchpole
   • 2. push or thrust quickly: "he plunged his hands into his pockets" Similar thruststickramdrivejabstabpushshoveforcesink
   • ▪ put (something) in liquid so as to immerse it completely: "cover the cucumbers with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water" Similar immersesubmergesinkdipdunkdouseduck
   • ▪ suddenly bring into a specified condition or state: "for a moment the scene was illuminated, then it was plunged back into darkness" Similar throwcastpitch
   • ▪ sink (a plant or a pot containing a plant) in the ground: "pot up and plunge spring-flowering bulbs"

   noun

   • 1. an act of jumping or diving into water: "we went straight from the sauna to take a cold plunge" Similar jumpdivenosedivefallpitchdropplummetdescenttumblearchaic:plump
   • ▪ a swift and drastic fall in value or amount: "the bank declared a 76% plunge in its profits" Similar falldroptumbleslumpinformal:nosedivecrash

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French plungier ‘thrust down’, based on Latin plumbum ‘lead, plummet’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   The meaning of BLUNGE is to amalgamate and blend (something, such as clay to form slip) : beat up or mix in water.

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   Blunge definition: to mix (clay or the like) with water, so as to form a liquid suspension.. See examples of BLUNGE used in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLUNGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to mix ( clay or a similar substance) with water in order to form a suspension for use in ceramics. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: probably from blend + plunge. blunge in American English. (blʌndʒ ) verb transitive Word forms: blunged or ˈblunging. Ceramics. to mix (clay) with water.

5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › blungeblunge - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   May 22, 2024 · blunge (third-person singular simple present blunges, present participle blunging, simple past and past participle blunged) To mix clay and water.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb blunge. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   blunge in British English. (blʌndʒ ) verb. (transitive) to mix ( clay or a similar substance) with water in order to form a suspension for use in ceramics. Collins English Dictionary.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › blungeBlunge - definition of blunge by The Free Dictionary

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   Define blunge. blunge synonyms, blunge pronunciation, blunge translation, English dictionary definition of blunge. vb to mix with water in order to form a suspension for use in ceramics Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 ©...

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   Blunge definition: To mix (clay) with water.

10. www.wordnik.com › words › blungeblunge - definition and meaning - Wordnik

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    from The Century Dictionary. To mix (clay) with a blunger. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. transitive verb To amalgamate and blend; to beat up or mix in water, as clay. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. verb pottery To mix clay and water.

11. www.wordsense.eu › blungeblunge: meaning, definition - WordSense

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    blunge (third-person singular simple present blunges, present participle blunging, simple past and past participle blunged) ( pottery ) To mix clay and water . Derived words & phrases