Plunge
[n] a brief swim in water
[n] a steep and rapid fall
[v] begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
[v] engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
[v] cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
[v] immerse into a liquid; "dunk the bread into the soup"
[v] Thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in the hot water"
[v] dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
[v] drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
[v] fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
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Synonyms
absorb, dip, dip, dive, douse, dunk, engross, engulf, immerse, launch, plunk, soak up, souse, steep
Related Terms
abate, ablate, advance, agiotage, ante, ante up, arbitrage, ascend, back, back up, bate, be caught short, be eaten away, be short, beat down, belong, bet, bet on, blunder, boil, break, bucket, bucketshop, budge, bundle, burst, burst of speed, bustle, buy