plunge
[ pluhnj ]
/ plʌndʒ /
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verb (used with object), plunged, plung·ing.
verb (used without object), plunged, plung·ing.
noun
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Idioms about 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; nounun·plunged, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for plunge
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
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Other Idioms and Phrases with plunge
plunge
see take the plunge.
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