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plunge::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | immerse |
| Verb group | immerse, absorb, soak up, engross, engulf, steep |
The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text.
Examples of plunge
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A plunge in demand for military equipment last month contributed to the decline.
From the bloomberg.com
The 17-month plunge was marked by what analysts have dubbed the Great Recession.
From the usatoday.com
Even America's wealthiest 20% will have seen their balance sheets plunge by 27%.
From the businessweek.com
Quarterback Jake Meyer, who also threw for 127 yards, scored on a 1-yard plunge.
From the dailyherald.com
Trading was halted for a time this afternoon because of the depth of the plunge.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Then, a few weeks later, a letter arrived that was to plunge Helen into despair.
From the guardian.co.uk
The bathtubs and plunge pools, which I found on my roof deck, are notably large.
From the chron.com
Any of these could cause contagion and plunge the world economy into depression.
From the economist.com
The game had appeared on my radar before but I'd not taken the plunge to buy it.
From the hounslowandbrentfordtimes.co.uk
- Dip: a brief swim in water
- Immerse: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
- A steep and rapid fall
- Dive: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
- Dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
- Begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
- Plungu0117 (u00A0pronunciationu00A0(helpu00B7info), Samogitian: Plongu0117, Yiddish: u05E4u05BCu05DCu05D5u05E0u05D2u05D9u05D0u05B7u05DF) is a city in Lithuania with 23,246 inhabitants. It has a crab stick factory which exports to many countries in Europe.
- A "dive" (or "plunge") is a type of play in American Football in which the ball carrier (usually a fullback or a halfback) attempts to rush through one of the gaps immediately to the left or right of center, denoted as gaps 1 and 2 respectively. ...
- Cinder Road is a rock band from Lutherville, MD. Formerly known as Plunge, the band changed their name to Cinder Road. The band took their name from the street where they grew up. ...
