plunge

verb

/plʌndʒ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they plunge	/plʌndʒ/ /plʌndʒ/
he / she / it plunges	/ˈplʌndʒɪz/ /ˈplʌndʒɪz/
past simple plunged	/plʌndʒd/ /plʌndʒd/
past participle plunged	/plʌndʒd/ /plʌndʒd/
-ing form plunging	/ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/ /ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[intransitive, transitive] to move or make somebody/something move suddenly forwards and/or downwards
- + adv./prep. She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death.
- The train left the track and plunged down the embankment.
- plunge somebody/something + adv./prep. The earthquake plunged entire towns over the edge of the cliffs.
Extra Examples
- He plunged from a tenth floor window.
- The car plunged headlong into the river.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- ahead
- back
- downwards/downward
- …
preposition
- down
- from
- into
- …
phrases
- plunge to your death
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[intransitive] (of prices, temperatures, etc.) to decrease suddenly and quickly synonym plummet
- Stock markets plunged at the news of the coup.
- This year profits plunged by 40 per cent.
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[intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a road, surface, etc.) to slope down steeply
- The track plunged down into the valley.
[intransitive] to move up and down suddenly and violently
- The horse plunged and reared.
- (figurative) His heart plunged (= because of a strong emotion).

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French plungier ‘thrust down’, based on Latin plumbum ‘lead, plummet’.

noun

/plʌndʒ/

[usually singular]Idioms

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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French plungier ‘thrust down’, based on Latin plumbum ‘lead, plummet’.

Idioms

take the plunge

(informal) to decide to do something important or difficult, especially after thinking about it for a long time
- They finally decided to take the plunge and get married.
- He finally took the plunge and gave in his notice.