plunge
1. a brief swim in water (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
dip
• Derivationally related forms:
dip (for: dip)
• Hypernyms:
swimming, swim
2. a steep and rapid fall
• Hypernyms:
drop, fall
1. thrust or throw into (Freq. 6)
- Immerse yourself in hot water
• Syn:
immerse
• Derivationally related forms:
plunger
• Hypernyms:
penetrate, perforate
• Hyponyms:
dunk, dip, souse, douse, submerge,
submerse, soak, sheathe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- They plunge the object in the water
2. drop steeply (Freq. 4)
- the stock market plunged
• Syn:
dive, plunk
• Hypernyms:
descend, fall, go down, come down
• Hyponyms:
power-dive, nosedive, duck, crash-dive, chute,
parachute, jump
• Verb Group:
dump
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The stock market is going to plunge
- The airplane is sure to plunge
3. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity (Freq. 4)
- She plunged at it eagerly
• Hypernyms:
dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
• Verb Group:
launch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
4. begin with vigor (Freq. 4)
- He launched into a long diatribe
- She plunged into a dangerous adventure
• Syn:
launch
• Hypernyms:
get down, begin, get, start out, start,
set about, set out, commence
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
5. cause to be immersed (Freq. 1)
- The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text
• Syn:
immerse
• Derivationally related forms:
immersion (for: immerse)
• Verb Group:
steep, immerse, engulf, engross, absorb, soak up
• Cause:
steep, immerse, engulf, engross, absorb, soak up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
6. fall abruptly
- It plunged to the bottom of the well
• Syn:
dump
• Derivationally related forms:
plunger
• Hypernyms:
drop
• Verb Group:
dive, plunk
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
7. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- dip the garment into the cleaning solution
- dip the brush into the paint
• Syn:
dunk, dip, souse, douse
• Derivationally related forms:
dousing (for: douse), plunger, souse (for: souse), dip (for: dip), dipper (for: dip), Dunkard (for: dunk)
• Hypernyms:
immerse
• Hyponyms:
sop, dip, douse, duck, dabble
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
8. devote (oneself) fully to
- He immersed himself into his studies
• Syn:
steep, immerse, engulf, engross, absorb, soak up
• Derivationally related forms:
absorption (for: absorb), engrossment (for: engross), immersion (for: immerse)
• Hypernyms:
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
• Hyponyms:
drink in, drink
• Verb Group:
immerse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: soak up)
- Somebody ----s something (for: absorb)
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