plunge: significato e definizioni

To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place: "Plunge the lobsters, head first, into a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water” ( Craig Claiborne).

To cast suddenly, violently, or deeply into a given state or situation: "The street was plunged in cool shadow” ( Richard Wright).

To fall or throw oneself into a substance or place: We plunged into the icy mountain lake.

To throw oneself earnestly or wholeheartedly into an activity or situation: plunged into my studies.

To enter or move headlong through something: The hunting dogs plunged into the forest.

To descend steeply; fall precipitously: a cliff that plunges to the sea.

To move forward and downward violently: The rider plunged from the bucking horse.

To become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically: Stock prices plunged during the banking crisis.

To speculate or gamble extravagantly.

The act or an instance of plunging.

A place or area, such as a swimming pool, for diving or plunging.

A swim; a dip.

take the plunge Informal To begin an unfamiliar venture, especially after hesitating: After a three-year engagement, they're finally taking the plunge.