Plunge is a noun and a verb related to diving, falling, and sinking. A "polar bear plunge" is when people plunge into freezing cold water for charity or, inexplicably, for fun.
To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly; to thrust;
Noun
a brief swim in water
Noun
a steep and rapid fall
Verb
begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
Verb
engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
Verb
cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
Verb
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
Verb
thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
Verb
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
Verb
drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
Verb
fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
v. t.
To thrust into water, or into any substance that is
penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and
forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body into water; to plunge a
dagger into the breast. Also used figuratively; as, to plunge a nation
into war.
v. t.
To baptize by immersion.
v. t.
To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome.
v. i.
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.
v. i.
To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently
forward, as a horse does.
v. i.
To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race,
or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous
speculations.
n.
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.
n.
Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being
submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties.
n.
The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or
violently forward, like an unruly horse.
n.
Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous
speculation.
Plunge
Bound and plunged him into a cell.
We shall be plunged into perpetual errors.2.
Plunged and graveled with three lines of Seneca.
Plunge
Forced to plunge naked in the raging sea.
To plunge into guilt of a murther.2.
Some wild colt, which . . . flings and plunges.3.
Plunge
She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her husband's murder or accuse her son.
And with thou not reach out a friendly arm, To raise me from amidst this plunge of sorrows?3.
To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly; to thrust;
To thrust or cast one's self into water or other fluid; to submerge one's self; to dive, or to rush in;
The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water;
Usage Examples
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early in the morning? I jump in, throw the water, cold as ice, and after the first plunge I am happy.
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Other Usage ExamplesTo say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy to say no, even if saying no means death.
I am an opponent of Saddam Hussein, but an opponent also, of the sanctions that have killed a million Iraqi children and an opponent of the United States' apparent desire to plunge the Middle East into a new and devastating war.
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