plunge

plunge · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To jump or dive quickly and energetically.

  2. 2.

    To fall or move suddenly and uncontrollably.

  3. 3.

    To push or thrust something quickly into something else.

  4. 4.

    (as noun) An act of jumping or diving.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    take the plunge — To commit oneself to a course of action, especially after hesitation.
  • •
    plunge into — To become suddenly involved in something.

Related words

Antonyms: ascend, rise, soar
See also: dive, drop, immerse
Synonyms: dive, drop, plummet

Etymology

From Old French plongier ("to plunge, sink"), from Vulgar Latin plumbicare ("to heave the lead"), from Latin plumbum ("lead").