plunge
[ pluhnj ]
/ plʌndʒ /
verb (used with object), plunged, plung·ing.
verb (used without object), plunged, plung·ing.
noun
Idioms for plunge
take the plunge,
to enter with sudden decision upon an unfamiliar course of action, as after hesitation or deliberation: She took the plunge and invested her entire savings in the plan.
Origin of plunge
1325–75; Middle English < Middle French
plung(i)er ≪ Vulgar Latin
*plumbicāre to heave the lead. See
plumb
synonym study for plunge
1. See
dip1.
OTHER WORDS FROM plunge
re·plunge, verb, re·plunged, re·plung·ing; noun un·plunged, adjectiveWords nearby plunge
plumule,
plumulose,
plumy,
plunder,
plunderage,
plunge,
plunge basin,
plunge bath,
plunge pool,
plunger,
plunging fire
Example sentences from the Web for plunged
British Dictionary definitions for plunged
plunge
/ (plʌndʒ) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for plunge
C14: from Old French
plongier, from Vulgar Latin
plumbicāre (unattested) to sound with a plummet, from Latin
plumbum lead
Idioms and Phrases with plunged
plunge
see take the plunge.