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plunge
plunge / plənj/ • v. 1. [intr.] jump or dive quickly and energetically: our daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea. ∎ fall suddenly and uncontrollably: a car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine. ∎ embark impetuously on a speech or course of action: overconfident researchers who plunge ahead. ∎ suffer a rapid decrease in value: their fourth-quarter operating profit plunged 25%. ∎ (of a ship) pitch: the ship plunged through the 20-foot seas. 2. [tr.] push or thrust quickly: he plunged his hands into his pockets. ∎ put (something) in liquid so as to immerse it completely: cover the cucumbers with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water. ∎ (often be plunged into) suddenly bring into a specified condition or state: for a moment the scene was illuminated, then it was plunged back into darkness. ∎ [tr.] sink (a plant or a pot containing a plant) in the ground. • n. an act of jumping or diving into water: we went straight from the sauna to take a cold plunge. ∎ a swift and drastic fall in value or amount: the bank declared a 76% plunge in its profits. PHRASES: take the plunge inf. commit oneself to a course of action about which one is nervous. |
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"plunge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "plunge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-plunge.html "plunge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-plunge.html |
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plunge thrust or cast (oneself) into liquid; also fig. XIV. — OF. plungier, plongier (mod. plonger):- Rom. *plumbicāre f. L. plumbum lead; see PLUMB.
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T. F. HOAD. "plunge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "plunge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-plunge.html T. F. HOAD. "plunge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-plunge.html |
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plunge
plunge The angle between a line and a horizontal datum plane; the term is commonly used in respect of the inclinations of fold axes.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "plunge." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "plunge." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-plunge.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "plunge." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-plunge.html |
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plunge
plunge v. (of a ship) pitch: the ship plunged through the 20-foot seas.
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"plunge." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "plunge." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-plunge.html "plunge." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-plunge.html |
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plunge
plunge •Falange, flange
•avenge, henge, revenge, Stonehenge
•arrange, change, counterchange, estrange, exchange, grange, interchange, Lagrange, mange, part-exchange, range, short-change, strange
•binge, cringe, fringe, hinge, impinge, singe, springe, swinge, syringe, tinge, twinge, whinge
•challenge • orange • scavenge
•lozenge • blancmange
•lounge, scrounge
•blunge, expunge, grunge, gunge, lunge, plunge, scunge, sponge
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"plunge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "plunge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-plunge.html "plunge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-plunge.html |
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