plunge
noun
- headfirst dive into water
- fall precipitously
- immerse forcefully, dive into water or metaphorically dive into sth
verb
- to throw or hurl oneself into water or other fluid
- fall precipitously
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /plʌnd͡ʒ/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English plungen, ploungen, Anglo-Norman plungier, from Old French plongier, (Modern French plonger), from unattested Late Latin frequentative *plumbicō (“to throw a leaded line”), from plumbum (“lead”). Compare plumb, plounce.
- The act of plunging or submerging.
- A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).
“to take the water with a plunge”
“A plunge into the sea”
- A swimming pool.
- The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
- Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
- An immersion in difficulty, embarrassment, or distress; the condition of being surrounded or overwhelmed; a strait; difficulty.
verb
Etymology: Back-formation from plunger.
- To remove a blockage by suction.
“to plunge a toilet”