Plunge
81plunge — plÊŒndÊ’ n. dive, instance of sinking (into water, etc.) v. dive; gamble, wager; waste, squander; be thrown …
82plunge — I. v. a. Immerse, submerge, dip, souse, douse, put under water (or other liquid). II. v. n. Dive, pitch, thrust one s self, cast one s self. III. n. Dive, dip, ducking …
83plunge — v 1. immerse, submerge, baptize; sink, put under, dip, douse, duck, dunk; inundate, drown, bury, engulf, overwhelm. 2. dive, plummet, go down, go to the bottom, descend; nosedive, fall, skydive, crash dive; plop, plunk, plump; drop, collapse,… …
84plunge — Lu u. Also: kimo, hou, ho opalemo; haulani (as a canoe); kūpenu …
85plunge — see PLUMB …
86plunge in — …
87plunge basket — cover pot (a wide mouth basket with a smaller hole in the opposite end, plunged into the water over a fish spotted by a wading fisher, the fish being caught and extracted by hand through the smaller hole. Often used in …
88plunge pool — a basin scoured out by a waterfall …
89plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water. [1900 05] * * * …
90plunge waterfall — noun A punch bowl waterfall …