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Noun
S:
(n)
dip
,
plunge
(a brief swim in water)
S:
(n)
plunge
(a steep and rapid fall)
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derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
immerse
,
plunge
(thrust or throw into)
"Immerse yourself in hot water"
S:
(v)
dive
,
plunge
,
plunk
(drop steeply)
"the stock market plunged"
S:
(v)
plunge
(dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity)
"She plunged at it eagerly"
verb group
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S:
(v)
plunge
,
launch
(begin with vigor)
"He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
S:
(v)
plunge
,
immerse
(cause to be immersed)
"The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
S:
(v)
plunge
,
dump
(fall abruptly)
"It plunged to the bottom of the well"
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W:
(n)
plunge
[Related to:
plunge
] (a steep and rapid fall)
W:
(n)
plunger
[Related to:
plunge
] (someone who dives (into water))
sentence frame
S:
(v)
dunk
,
dip
,
souse
,
plunge
,
douse
(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"
S:
(v)
steep
,
immerse
,
engulf
,
plunge
,
engross
,
absorb
,
soak up
(devote (oneself) fully to)
"He immersed himself into his studies"
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