plunge

plunge
{{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}}
noun
ADJECTIVE
cold

Bathers would go straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge.

downward, headlong (both figurative)

the economy's downward plunge

his headlong plunge into shame and hypocrisy

VERB + PLUNGE
survive

How did he survive his icy plunge?

take (usually figurative)

She prepared to take the plunge into the cold waters of Lake Ontario.

He finally took the plunge and gave in his notice.

PREPOSITION
plunge into

a plunge into the icy water

plunge to

a plunge to the ground

{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}
verb
ADVERB
ahead (AmE, often figurative), back, downwards/downward, forward, head first, headlong

City officials are plunging ahead with plans for a new convention center.

The car plunged headlong into the river.

in

The pool was declared open and eager swimmers plunged in.

PREPOSITION
down

The bus came off the road and plunged down an embankment.

from

He plunged from a tenth floor window.

into (often figurative)

She plunged straight into her story.

off

The car had plunged off the road.

PHRASES
plunge to your death

A climber plunged 300 feet to his death.

Plunge is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑horse, ↑price, ↑profit, ↑rate, ↑stock
Plunge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑knife, ↑needle, ↑per cent, ↑point

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Plungė — Wappen Staat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Plungė — Le palais Oginskis à Plungė Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Plunge — Plungė Plungė Le palais Oginskis à Plungė …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Plunge — Plunge, n. 1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plunge — Plunge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plunged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plunging}.] [OE. ploungen, OF. plongier, F. plonger, fr. (assumed) LL. plumbicare, fr. L. plumbum lead. See {Plumb}.] 1. To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plunge — vb Plunge, dive, pitch are comparable when they mean to throw or cast oneself or to be thrown or cast forward or downward with force or impetuosity into or as if into deep water. Plunge carries a more obvious implication than the others of the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Plunge — Plunge, v. i. 1. To thrust or cast one s self into water or other fluid; to submerge one s self; to dive, or to rush in; as, he plunged into the river. Also used figuratively; as, to plunge into debt. [1913 Webster] Forced to plunge naked in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plungė — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Palacio de Oginskiai Plungė es una ciudad del noroeste de Lituania, región de Samogitia. Ubicada en el condado de Telšiai, 27 km al oeste de Telšiai, junto a la carretera Šiauliai Klaipėda. Plungė es un centro… …   Wikipedia Español

  • PLUNGE — (Lith. Plungè; Rus. Plungyany), city in W. Lithuania. The 15th century tombstones in the Jewish cemetery indicate that there was a Jewish settlement in Plunge at that time. In 1847 there were 2,197 Jews living there; 2,502 (55% of the population) …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • plunge — ► VERB 1) fall or move suddenly and uncontrollably. 2) jump or dive quickly and energetically. 3) (plunge in) embark impetuously on (a course of action). 4) (be plunged into) suddenly bring into a specified condition or state: the area was was… …   English terms dictionary

  • plunge — [plunj] vt. plunged, plunging [ME plungen < OFr plongier < VL * plumbicare < L plumbum, LEAD2: see PLUMB] to thrust, throw, or force suddenly (into a liquid, hole, condition, etc.) [to plunge an oar into the water, to plunge a country… …   English World dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”