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plunging
plunge P0384000 (plŭnj)v. plunged, plung·ing, plung·es v.intr.1. a. To dive, jump, or throw oneself: We plunged into the lake.b. To fall rapidly: The car went off the road and plunged into the gully.2. To devote oneself to or undertake an activity earnestly or wholeheartedly: I plunged into my studies. She plunged ahead with her plan.3. To enter or move headlong through something: The hunting dogs plunged into the forest.4. To slope steeply downward: a cliff that plunges to the sea.5. To move forward and downward violently: The ship plunged through rough seas.6. To become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically: Stock prices plunged during the banking crisis.v.tr.1. To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place: plunged the eggs into the hot water; plunged the fork into the potato.2. To cast suddenly, violently, or deeply into a given state or situation: "The street was plunged in cool shadow" (Richard Wright).3. To use a plunger to try to unblock (a drain, for example).n.1. The act or an instance of plunging: a plunge off the dock.2. A swim; a dip.3. A sudden or dramatic decline: a plunge in prices.Idiom: take the plunge Informal To begin an unfamiliar venture, especially after hesitating: After a three-year engagement, they're finally taking the plunge. [Middle English plungen, from Old French plongier, from Vulgar Latin *plumbicāre, to heave a sounding lead, from Latin plumbum, lead.]plunging (ˈplʌndʒɪŋ) adj(of a neckline or dress) showing a lot of a woman's chestThesaurusplungingadjectiveCut to reveal the wearer's neck, chest, and back:décolleté, low, low-cut, low-neck, low-necked.Translations IdiomsSeeplungeEncyclopediaSeePlungeplunging Related to plunging: Plunging fire, plunging foldSynonyms for plungingadj cut to reveal the wearer's neck, chest, and backSynonyms- décolleté
- low
- low-cut
- low-neck
- low-necked
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