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Meaning of plunge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  plunge
      n 1: a brief swim in water [syn: {dip}, {plunge}]
      2: a steep and rapid fall
      v 1: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" [syn:
           {immerse}, {plunge}]
      2: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: {dive},
         {plunge}, {plunk}]
      3: dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She
         plunged at it eagerly"
      4: begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She
         plunged into a dangerous adventure" [syn: {plunge}, {launch}]
      5: cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students
         into the study of the Italian text" [syn: {plunge},
         {immerse}]
      6: fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" [syn:
         {plunge}, {dump}]
      7: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or
         saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip
         the brush into the paint" [syn: {dunk}, {dip}, {souse},
         {plunge}, {douse}]
      8: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his
         studies" [syn: {steep}, {immerse}, {engulf}, {plunge},
         {engross}, {absorb}, {soak up}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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