āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to plunge
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āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to suddenly move or cause someone or something move downward, forward, or into something
Intransitive: to plunge | to plunge somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Startled by a loud noise, the cat plunged off the windowsill and landed on its feet.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to immerse or submerge something rapidly and forcefully into a liquid
Transitive: to plunge sth into a liquid
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The chef had to plunge the vegetables into boiling water for a brief moment.
āĻļā§āĻĢāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻ¤āĻ¨, āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of prices, values, temperature, etc.) to suddenly decrease in a significant amount
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The housing market experienced a downturn, causing property values to plunge across the city.
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to push or thrust something quickly and forcefully
Transitive: to plunge into sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The firefighter courageously plunged the fire hose into the heart of the blazing building.
āĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§āĻ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to impulsively and enthusiastically begin or undertake a speech or course of action
Transitive: to plunge into an activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Not one to hesitate, she plunged headlong into the challenging project.
āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ˛āĨ¤
Plunge
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āĻĄā§āĻŦ, āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢ
a deliberate and forceful dive or jump into the water
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Plunges off the diving board require skill and confidence.
āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤
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a steep, sudden, or rapid fall, drop, or decline
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The car went over the cliff in a terrifying plunge.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
plunger
plunging
plunge
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