plundering
plundering

plunge


Definition: Meaning of, plunge in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / plʌn(d)ʒ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
plunge plunged plunged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
plunging plunges
  1. [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards
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  2. [intransitive] if a price, rate etc plunges, it suddenly decreases by a large amount
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  3. [intransitive] literary if a ship plunges, it moves violently up and down because of big waves
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plunge plunges
  1. take the plunge to decide to do something important or risky, especially after thinking about it for a long time
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  2. [countable] a sudden large decrease in the price, value etc of something
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  3. [countable usually singular] a sudden movement down or forwards
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  4. [countable usually singular] when someone suddenly becomes involved in something new
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  5. [countable usually singular] a jump or DIVE into water, or a quick swim
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plunge used in phrasal verbs

  • plunge in (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to suddenly start doing something with energy and enthusiasm, but sometimes without thinking about it first
    2. [transitive] to quickly push something a long way into something else
  • plunge into (phrasal verb)
    1. plunge into something to suddenly start doing something with energy and enthusiasm, but sometimes without thinking about it first
    2. plunge something into something to quickly push something a long way into something else
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